Clinicals Articles & Insights

Innovations to ultrasound equipment systems have continued at a steady pace and in many ways have improved imaging quality but also required sonographers and vascular technologists to adapt to changes in workflow. Although a relatively “young” diagnostic imaging technique, sonography has been through a parade of innovative upgrades, to the ultrasound equipment system, over the last 76 years.

This review identifies current applications of AR/VR in IR, with a focus on studies that assess the clinical impact of AR/VR. We outline the relevant technology and assess current limitations and future directions in this space.

Targeting accuracy determines outcomes for percutaneous needle interventions. Augmented reality (AR) in IR may improve procedural guidance and facilitate access to complex locations. This study aimed to evaluate percutaneous needle placement accuracy using a goggle-based AR system compared to an ultrasound (US)-based fusion navigation system.

This report presents the first feasibility evaluation of 3-dimensional (3D) holographic guidance and navigation for performing percutaneous thermal ablation of solid tumors.

The objective of this study is to review the accuracy of an augmented reality navigational guidance system designed to facilitate improved visualization, guidance, and accuracy during percutaneous needle-based procedures including biopsies and ablations.

An augmented reality platform with a head-mounted display and electromagnetic tracking of instruments was developed for percutaneous procedural guidance…

Augmented and mixed reality are emerging interactive and display technologies. These technologies are able to merge virtual objects, in either 2 or 3 dimensions, with the real world. Image guidance is the cornerstone of interventional radiology…