OBJECTIVE: Freehand placement of ventricular catheters (VC) is reported to be inaccurate in 10-40 %. Endoscopy, ultrasound, or neuronavigation are used in selected cases with significant technical and time-consuming efforts. We suggest a smartphone-assisted guiding tool for the placement of VC. METHODS: Measurements of relevant parameters in 3D-MRI datasets in a patient cohort with narrow ventricles for a frontal precoronal VC placement were performed. In this context, a guiding tool was developed to apply the respective measures for VC placement. The guiding tool was tested in a phantom followed by CT imaging to quantify placement precision. A smartphone application was designed to assist the relevant measurements. The guide was applied in 35 patients for VC placement. RESULTS: MRI measurements revealed the rectangular approach in the sagittal plane and the individual angle towards the tangent in the coronal section as relevant parameter for a frontal approach. The latter angle ranged from medial (91.96° ± 2.75°) to lateral margins (99.56° ± 4.14°) of the ventricle, which was similar in laterally shifted (±5 mm) entry points. The subsequently developed guiding tool revealed precision measurements in an agarose model with 1.1° ± 0.7° angle deviation. Using the smartphone-assisted guide in patients with narrow ventricles (frontal occipital horn ratio, 0.38 ± 0.05), a primary puncture of the ventricles was possible in all cases. No VC failure was observed during follow-up (9.1 ± 5.3 months). CONCLUSIONS: VC placement in narrow ventricles requires accurate placement with simple means in an every-case routine. The suggested smartphone-assisted guide meets these criteria. Further data are planned to be collected in a prospective randomized study.
OBJECTIVE: Freehand placement of ventricular catheters (VC) is reported to be inaccurate in 10-40 %. Endoscopy, ultrasound, or neuronavigation are used in selected cases with significant technical and time-consuming efforts. We suggest a smartphone-assisted guiding tool for the placement of VC. METHODS: Measurements of relevant parameters in 3D-MRI datasets in a patient cohort with narrow ventricles for a frontal precoronal VC placement were performed. In this context, a guiding tool was developed to apply the respective measures for VC placement. The guiding tool was tested in a phantom followed by CT imaging to quantify placement precision. A smartphone application was designed to assist the relevant measurements. The guide was applied in 35 patients for VC placement. RESULTS: MRI measurements revealed the rectangular approach in the sagittal plane and the individual angle towards the tangent in the coronal section as relevant parameter for a frontal approach. The latter angle ranged from medial (91.96° ± 2.75°) to lateral margins (99.56° ± 4.14°) of the ventricle, which was similar in laterally shifted (±5 mm) entry points. The subsequently developed guiding tool revealed precision measurements in an agarose model with 1.1° ± 0.7° angle deviation. Using the smartphone-assisted guide in patients with narrow ventricles (frontal occipital horn ratio, 0.38 ± 0.05), a primary puncture of the ventricles was possible in all cases. No VC failure was observed during follow-up (9.1 ± 5.3 months). CONCLUSIONS: VC placement in narrow ventricles requires accurate placement with simple means in an every-case routine. The suggested smartphone-assisted guide meets these criteria. Further data are planned to be collected in a prospective randomized study.
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