Frameless image guided robotic radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformation localized on spatially correlated digital subtraction and C-arm CT angiography images

J Neurointerv Surg. 2010 Sep;2(3):252-4. doi: 10.1136/jnis.2009.001941. Epub 2010 Apr 21.

Abstract

A case is reported of frameless image guided robotic radiosurgery for an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). C-arm CT (CACT) and concurrent digital subtraction angiography images were used for AVM localization within the CACT volume. Treatment planning was performed on CT images registered with the CACT dataset. During delivery, a robotic linear accelerator tracked the target based on localization with frequent stereoscopic x-ray imaging. This case demonstrates that a frameless approach to AVM radiosurgery is possible.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction* / methods
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery*
  • Radiography, Interventional / methods
  • Radiosurgery / methods*
  • Robotics / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Young Adult