Robotics in Interventional Radiology: Review of Current and Future Applications

Overview

Journal Technol Cancer Res Treat

Specialties Biomedical Engineering
Oncology
Pharmacology

Date 2023 Apr 28

PMID 37113061

Authors

Carolina Lanza

Serena Carriero

Elvira Francisca Maria Buijs

Sveva Mortellaro

Caterina Pizzi

Lucilla Violetta Sciacqua

Pierpaolo Biondetti

Salvatore Alessio Angileri

Andrea Antonio Ianniello

Anna Maria Ierardi

Gianpaolo Carrafiello

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Abstract

This review is a brief overview of the current status and the potential role of robotics in interventional radiology. Literature published in the last decades, with an emphasis on the last 5 years, was reviewed and the technical developments in robotics and navigational systems using CT-, MR- and US-image guidance were analyzed. Potential benefits and disadvantages of their current and future use were evaluated. The role of fusion imaging modalities and artificial intelligence was analyzed in both percutaneous and endovascular procedures. A few hundred articles describing results of single or several systems were included in our analysis.

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