Interest in Using Ultrasound Fusion in Percutaneous Interventional Radiology

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02563444

Acronym

ECHOFUSION

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-30

Start date

2014-06-30

Completion date

2015-09-30

Last updated

2025-12-22

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Conditions

Tissular Lesion

Keywords

Diagnostic (Biopsy) or Therapeutic Procedure (Infiltration, Ablation)

Brief summary

The investigators want to evaluate the accuracy of an ultrasound fusion guiding system in the positioning of a needle (here the accuracy is evaluated with a 22G spinal needle), by comparing the path indicated by the ultrasound fusion (virtual line) and the path actually obtained on the control CT scan (real line). Compared with ultrasound guidance alone or CT scan alone, the results are expected to be more accurate, saving time and irradiation (not evaluated here).

Interventions

DEVICEUltrasound fusion guiding system - TUS A-500 (Aplio 500)

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* age\>18 years * male or female * women of childbearing potential should use effective contraceptive measures and indicate the date of the last menstrual * Patient requiring the use of computed tomographic guidance to perform a diagnostic (biopsy) or therapeutic procedure (infiltration, ablation) on a mobile organ * patient signed an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Contraindications to the use of X-rays (pregnancy) * Patients using vital electronic devices (eg: pacemaker or defibrillator) * Subject under judicial protection * Subject under tutorship or curatorship * Inability to give informed informations (subject in emergency situations, comprehension difficulties of the subject, ...)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measure of the averages (m) errors of the coordinates in the three planes of space, between the virtual and the real line of the spinal needle (comparison of ultrasound fusion data with control CT scan data achieved once the spinal needle is placed)	time of the procedure

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
distance between the center of the target and the extension of the spinal needle (perpendicular line to this projection through the center of the lesion)	time of the procedure
overall satisfaction score	time of the procedure

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026