Laetitia Saccenti, Hugo Bessy, Bilel Ben Jedidia, Benjamin Longere, Lionel Tortolano, Haytham Derbel, Alain Luciani, Hicham Kobeiter, Thierry Grandpierre, Vania Tacher
PURPOSE: Augmented reality (AR) is an innovative approach that could assist percutaneous procedures; by directly seeing "through" a phantom, targeting a lesion might be more intuitive than using ultrasound (US). The objective of this study was to compare the performance of experienced interventional radiologists and operators untrained in soft tissue lesion puncture using AR guidance and standard US guidance. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three trained interventional radiologists with 5-10 years of experience and three untrained operators performed punctures of five targets in an abdominal phantom, with US guidance and AR guidance...
May 6, 2024: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology