Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and safety of using an augmented reality system in patients undergoing MRI-Guided needle procedures.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 3 Years and 21 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form - Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study - Male or female, ages 3 to 21 - Patient referred to Interventional Radiology for image-guided needle injection, aspiration, or biopsy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients who are unable to give informed consent themselves or through their parents. - Patients under 3 years of age - Patients over 300 pounds. - Patients who are claustrophobic and unable to tolerate MRI-guided procedure. - Contraindications to MRI such as MR-unsafe implants.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Single Group Assignment
Primary Purpose
Device Feasibility
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Patients Undergoing Augmented Reality Image-Guided Needle Procedures
Patients will undergo their standard of care image-guided needle biopsy, aspiration, or injection with the Augmented Reality system. Patients will be monitored for adverse events for two weeks following their procedure.
  • Device: Augmented Reality System
    Subjects will undergo image guided needle aspiration, injection, or biopsy facilitated by the Augmented Reality system. The Augmented Reality guidance system will be operated by the interventional radiologist in the MRI suite.

Recruiting Locations

Children's National and nearby locations

Children's National Hospital
Washington, District of Columbia 20010
Contact:
Karun Sharma, MD, PhD
202-476-3791
kvsharma@childrensnational.org

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06224933
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Children's National Research Institute

Study Contact

Emily Leibold, BSE
202-476-5522
eleibold@childrensnational.org

Detailed Description

This pilot clinical study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of using a needle guidance system during MRI-guided procedures in up to 12 patients. The MRI-compatible needle guidance system was developed under an NIH funded SBIR Phase II grant. This system has been evaluated by our Interventional Radiology team in phantom, volunteer, and cadaver studies which showed potential benefit of use in patients. Inclusion of the needle guidance system will not change the standard of care or substantively affect procedural technique as currently performed. This system provides the operator with an augmented reality (AR) display to better visualize the needle entry point and trajectory as it is inserted toward the target. This additional information could improve needle placement accuracy and shorten procedural time.

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