High-tech suite of the future integrates imaging, robotics

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. High-tech suite of the future integrates imaging, robotics H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. That was the main message behind one of the most intriguing sessions featured at the 2008 Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Washington, DC. The symposium, titled "Frontiers of Image Guided Interventional Oncology: Research and Development Strategies for the Future," brought together IR researchers, engineers, clinicians, manufacturers, and representatives of governmental agencies.

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