European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 22-29 , January 2012

Evaluation of an Electromagnetic 3D Navigation System to Facilitate Endovascular Tasks: A Feasibility Study

  • R. Sidhu

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1276 681096.
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  • J. Weir-McCall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Radiology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • F. Cochennec

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Imperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • C. Riga

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Imperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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  • A. DiMarco

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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  • C.D. Bicknell

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Imperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

Received 2 June 2010 ,Accepted 27 July 2010.

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    Cannulation Suite (with StealthStation® on right).

    Cannulation Suite (with StealthStation® on right).

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    Fluoroscopic image of aortic arch.

    Fluoroscopic image of aortic arch.

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    Axial, coronal and saggital views of the descending aorta; the green dots correspond to the tip of the guidewire. 3D view of the aortic arch and proximal supra-aortic vessels; the tip of the blue arro

    Axial, coronal and saggital views of the descending aorta; the green dots correspond to the tip of the guidewire. 3D view of the aortic arch and proximal supra-aortic vessels; the tip of the blue arrow head corresponds to the tip of the guidewire.

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    Imperial College Endovascular Cannulation Scoring Tool (IC3ST).

    Imperial College Endovascular Cannulation Scoring Tool (IC3ST).

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    Bar chart representing IC3ST scores. The error bars represent the inter-quartile ranges (Wilcoxon matched-pairs test).

    Bar chart representing IC3ST scores. The error bars represent the inter-quartile ranges (Wilcoxon matched-pairs test).

PII: S1078-5884(10)00444-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.07.016

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 22-29 , January 2012

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