Abstract
Free-hand computed tomography (CT)-guided interventions are common in interventional radiology. Their accuracy and technical success are highly dependent on the skill and experience of the performing interventionalist. This study evaluates a new, patient-mounted navigation device, which aims to facilitate percutaneous interventions—the Access Cube (AC). Sixty punctures were performed on 2 phantoms (rigid vs nonrigid) comparing the Free-Hand Method (FHM) to the AC on measures of accuracy, time, and the need for intraprocedural scans. Using the AC, punctures were significantly more accurate (3.8 mm ± 1.3 mm vs FHM 6.7 mm ± 4.5 mm, P = .004), significantly faster (263.1 s ± 84.4 s vs FHM 411.2 s ± 141.0 s, P < .001) and needed significantly fewer intraprocedural scans (1.4 ± 0.6 vs FHM 2.8 ± 0.4, P < .001). The AC may enable interventionalists to perform faster and more accurate punctures in a clinical setting.
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