General Purpose Electromagnetic Sensor

Tools for Virtual Tracking VirtuTRAX Instrument Navigator

• Transforms a rigid interventional device into a guidance tool enabling the device to project a virtual path or trajectory.^2,10
• Allows accurate and practical pre-procedural planning regardless of approach to the target being in-plane or out-of-plane.^{2,3,7,8,9,10,11}
• Provides continuous needle visualization,^4,5,10
• Improves practical confidence of novice and experienced operators.^1,6,7,10

Sources

1. Turtulici G, Orlandi D, Corazza A, Sartoris R, Derchi LE, Silvestri E and Baek JH. "Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules Assisted by a Virtual Needle Tracking System." Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Journal; 2014; 40:7, 1447-1452.
2. Fabbro E, Turtulici G, Ferrero G, Martini C, Corazza A, Nosenzo F and Silvestri E. "Virtually-tracked Interventional Procedures Under US Guidance: Preliminary Evaluation." Presentation at: Radiological Society of North America; 2012 November 25-30, Chicago, Illinois.
3. Giannotti E, Nori J, Abdulcadir D, Bicchierai G, Forzoni L, de Beni S, D'Onofrio S and Scaperrotta G. "Virtual Biopsy and 3DPan Fusion Imaging for Breast Core Biopsy." Poster session presented at: European Congress of Radiology; 2014 March 6-10, Vienna, Austria.
4. Di Mauro E, Solbiati M, de Beni S, Forzoni L, D'Onofrio S and Solbiati L. "Virtual Navigator Real-Time Ultrasound Fusion Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography for Liver Interventions." Presented at: 35thAnnual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS; 2013 July 3-7, Osaka, Japan.
5. Tomonari A, Tsuji K, Yamazaki H, Aoki H, Kange J, Kodama Y, Sakurai Y and Magnchi H He. "Feasibility of the virtual needle tracking system for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma." Hepatology Research 2013; 1-4.
6. Turtulici G, Caruso P, Fabbro E, Orlandi D, Ferrero G, Silvestri E. "Ultrasound (US)-guided Fusion Imaging-assisted Facet Joint Injections: A Didactical Approach." Presented at: Radiological Society of North America; 2013 December 1-6, Chicago, Illinois.
7. Turtulici G, Corazza A, Sartoris R, Arcidiacono A, Nosenzo F, Perugin Bernardi S and Silvestri E. "Virtually-tracked US-guided Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Benign Thyroid Nodules: Preliminary Results." Poster session presented at: European Society of Head and Neck Radiology; 2013 October 3-5, Izmir, Turkey.
8. Fabbro E, Nosenzo F, Turtulici G, Sartoris R, Corazzam A and Silvestri E. "Virtually-tracked soft tissues interventional procedures under US guidance: preliminary evaluation on a biologic model." Presented at: European Society of Radiology; 2012.
9. L. Appelbaum, L. Solbiati, J. Sosna, Y. Nissenbaum, N. Greenbaum and S. Goldberg. "Evaluation of an Electromagnetic Image-Fusion Navigation System for Biopsy of Small Lesions: Assessment of Accuracy in an In Vivo Swine Model." Academic Radiology, 2013; 20: 209-217.
10. Turtulici G, Orlandi D, Orlandi, D, Dedone G, Mauri G, Fasciani A, Sirito R, and Silvestri E. "Ultrasound-Guided Transvaginal Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids Assisted by Virtual Needle Tracking System: A Preliminary Study." International Journal of Hyperthermia; 2018; 35:1, 97-104.
11. Orsi, F. "The Use of Ultrasound-Guided Ablation in the Management of Metastatic Disease." GE Healthcare; March 2017.