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A 3D multi-modal intelligent intervention system using electromagnetic navigation for real-time positioning and
Weiwei Tang1, Yun Zhou2, Hui Zhao3
1Hepatobiliary Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Liver Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, NHC Key Laboratory of Living Donor Liver Transplantation (Nanjing Medical University), Nanjing, China.
Background:
Anesthesia, nerve block, therapeutic injections, and biopsies all require an acupuncture intervention. However, traditional two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound-guided needle puncture is often challenging and therefore requires the use of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound images to accurately identify and evaluate the patient's anatomical structure.
Methods:
In this study, a 3D multi-modal intelligent intervention system using electromagnetic navigation for real-time positioning and ultrasound images was described. A total of 190 cases requiring puncture were randomly divided into control (conventional 2D ultrasound instrument) and experimental (novel 3D ultrasound imedis9000) groups. The advantages and disadvantages of the two puncture methods were prospectively analyzed in the 190 cases, and the feasibility of electromagnetic navigation real-time positioning was compared to ultrasound imaging.
Results:
This study included 190 cases from two centers that required puncture treatment and were randomly assigned to the control (conventional 2D ultrasound instrument; n=95) or the experimental (novel 3D ultrasound imedis9000; n=95) groups. Percutaneous vascular puncture, percutaneous biopsy, percutaneous bile duct puncture, thoracic paravertebral nerve block, and sciatic nerve block operations were performed separately. The results indicated that the puncture time and number of trials in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group. No significant difference was identified in the basic vital signs between the two groups before and after surgery. The success rate of the novel 3D ultrasound imedis9000 was 100%, and the success rate of the conventional 2D ultrasound instrument was 95.7%. Furthermore, the results also showed that the novel 3D ultrasound imedis9000 and the matching coaxial positioning channel puncture needle had low pain, good toughness and strength, and great convenience.
Conclusions:
The new 3D multi-modal intelligent intervention system using electromagnetic navigation real-time positioning and ultrasound images has significant advantages compared with conventional 2D ultrasound in terms of puncture time, number of trials, operation difficulty, and convenience, and is worthy of further promotion and use in clinics.
Trial Registration:
Beijing Municipal Drug Administration, 20190015.
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