University of Groningen
CT-guided percutaneous interventions
Heerink, Wouter
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Publication date: 2019
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Heerink, W. (2019). CT-guided percutaneous interventions: Improving needle placement accuracy for lung and liver procedures. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
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CT-guided percutaneous interventions
Improving needle placement accuracy for lung and liver procedures 1 Robotic needle guidance improves accuracy of microwave ablation antenna
placement and has the potential to reduce the number of incomplete ablations in liver tumor ablation. (Dit proefschrift)
2 Future developments in needle guiding robots do not have to result in higher accuracy or precision but in improved usability and reduction of cost of investment and operating time. (Dit proefschrift)
3 The use of skin surface tracking to provide respiratory level feedback is an accurate method to guarantee a consistent breath-hold in CT-guided lung biopsies. (Dit proefschrift)
4 Quantification of applied energy and ablation zone volume is a reliable approach to compare liver tumor ablation efficiency between devices and between tumor types. (Dit proefschrift)
5 Microwave ablation antennas are unsuitable for flexible steering. (Dit proefschrift)
6 Ex-vivo, non-perfused liver models are inadequate for validation of liver ablation devices. (Dit proefschrift)
7 In percutaneous liver ablation, robotic needle guidance is of most value when rigid antennas in combination with coaxial needles are used. (Dit proefschrift)
8 CT-guided liver ablations performed under conscious sedation will benefit most from robotic antenna guidance if combined with a form of respiration control. (Dit proefschrift)
9 The current review process in scientific publishing is inadequate. 10 "Imagination is the most important thing the human mind has."
(MacGyver)
Wouter J. Heerink
