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Feasibility of C-Arm-Supported CT Fluoroscopy in Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Procedures

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Purpose: Evaluation of C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy to facilitate percutaneous abscess drainage procedures.

Methods: Prospectively, 40 percutaneous drainage procedures were performed either with C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy or with CT fluoroscopy alone. Hybrid imaging was performed on the CT couch after complementing a CT fluoroscopy scanner with a C-arm fluoroscopy unit. Procedure times, drainage revisions during follow-up, and postinterventional drainage periods were analyzed.

Results: When compared with exclusive CT fluoroscopic guidance, a median procedure time of 9 ± 3.7 min versus 14.8 ± 7.3 min was required for C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy (p < 0.005, t-test). During follow-up, eight drainage catheters had to be revised within the exclusive CT fluoroscopy group, while only two revisions were necessary within the C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy group. With C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy, postinterventional drainage periods were reduced (median 13 vs 19 days; p < 0.001, t-test).

Conclusion: Compared with exclusive cross-sectional image guidance, C-arm-supported CT fluoroscopy seems to improve placement of abscess drainage catheters to possibly reduce procedure times, drainage catheter revisions, and postinterventional drainage periods.

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Froelich, J., El-Sheik, M., Wagner, HJ. et al. Feasibility of C-Arm-Supported CT Fluoroscopy in Percutaneous Abscess Drainage Procedures. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 23, 423–430 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002700010099

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