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The feat marks a milestone for the world\u2019s first approved cerebrovascular intervention system.<\/p>\n
In a head-to-head at the prestigious Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), a young surgeon using the robotic system shaved nine minutes off the time required for a standard manual procedure.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary clinical application shows that the YDHB-NS01 robot-assisted system is feasible for diagnostic cerebral angiography and shows early indications of safety and comparable procedural performance to conventional manual methods,\u201d lead author Dr Zhao Yuanli wrote in the study published in the Chinese Neurosurgical Journal on January 30.<\/p>\n
Cerebral vascular imaging is a must for the treatment of many brain diseases, but it is a difficult procedure for both patient and doctor. In conventional methods, the neurologist must manually thread a thin guide-wire from a patient\u2019s thigh up to the brain\u2019s blood vessels under X-ray fluoroscopy.<\/p>\n