High-tech suite of the future integrates imaging, robotics

摘要

Researchers in the field of interventional radiology have looked relentlessly for new ways to improve the accuracy, outcomes, and cost of their image-guided treatments. They have experimented with various tracking and navigational devices as well as robotics. Until now, these technologies have remained outside the realm of clinical practice. But the piling up of credible clinical data plus the collaborative efforts of academia, industry, and government could turn the IR suite of the future into an everyday reality in less than a decade.