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NaviSuite

Ct-U/S Navigator for Interventions

The Virtual Navigator Technology combines two different imaging modalities: real-time ultrasound scanning and static imaging (e.g. MR/CT) driving you inside the human body to reach the desired target.

Thanks to the Fusion Imaging and the Tracking System you will have a perfect correlation of Ultrasound and MR/CT images significantly increasing precision and accuracy of image-guided diagnosis and interventional procedures.

NaviSuite is the right, easy and fast solution to improve your practical work-flow by identifying the internal liver lesions and performing the follow-up in interventional imaging.

NaviSuite, moreover, allows you to merge MR/CT images with contrast-enhanced ultrasound real-time scanning, increasing your confidence through the use of the different modalities.

Virtual navigation for Diagnosis & Interventions
Biopsy guidance (including TRUS and Stepper support)
Catheter placement
Instrument navigation
Breast navigation module using deformation model
2D navigation (x-ray, mammography)
Bodymap navigation
Perfect correlation of ultrasound with CT/MR/PET images
Multi modality support
Automatic image fusion
Online, real-time display
Intuitive & Easy-To-Use

Overlap CT over US
Overlap US over CT
Overlap Edge

Virtual Navigator History

2002 The Idea
2004 Introduction	- RSNA2004 CD Presentation Real-Time ultrasound CT fusion: How to quickly and precisely perform radiofrequency ablation for small or poorly visualized liver tumors (Solbiati-Cova-Ierace)
2005 Virtual Needle	- RSNA 2005 New improvement of Real-time US: CT Fusion- The anatomical markers and the "Virtual Needle" (Solbiati-Cova-Bellobuono)
2006 The Planning	- CIRSE 2006: Gruntzig Lecture Image - guidance propelling the future of cancer therapy (Solbiati) - RSNA 2006: Real-time CT/US fusion imaging for the guidance of ablative treatment of small hepatic, renal and adrenal malignancies. (Solbiati-Cova-Ierace-De Beni)
2007 MyLab70XVG New	- RSNA 2007 Use of Real-time US/CT fusion imaging as simulation device for teaching how to safely and precisely perform sonographically-guided interventional procedures (Solbiati, Ierace, De Beni)
2012 Motion sensor	European Patent 01ESA12-EP
2013 Further innovations	- Automatic registration (Patent Pending) - Respiratory gating - Auto-segmentation of lesions - Multimodality dataset rigid registration
2014 Specific requirements	- 2D Navigation - Neuronavigation environment - TAVI puncture environment
2015	- Automatic registration in Transcanial applications
2016	- Dedicated workflow navigation protocols for Abdominal, Urology, Neurosonology, and Neurosurgery procedures
2017 MyLab LION	- Urology and TRUS protocols and the possibility to mount US probe on the stepper - User interface and architecture adjustment for full integration on new ESAOTE LION device
2018	- Breast navigation module – US<->US only including breast scanning coverage, targets definition, 3D US review after scanning, pre-post examination comparison
2019	- Breast Navigation extended to US<->MR and US<-> Mammography using deformation model do adjust the dataset to the current shape of the examined breast. On the fly adjustments are applied during the scanning of further deform
2020	- Urology: automated prostate zones definition, extended URO reporting including insertions zones and coverage indications
2021	- Urology: automated model-based prostate contouring mode (patented) - Breast Navigation: more accurate breast deformation algorithm
2022	- Augmented reality view including overlapping of the probe, probe plane, needle, targets and, insertions over real patient video
2023	- Fully automatic abdominal registration using 3D camera (patent pending)