First in Croatia – tumor ablation and biopsy performed using robotic arm

Team at the Department of Interventional Radiology of KBC Sestre Milosrdnice (Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

For the first time in Croatia, percutaneous ablation and tumor biopsy procedures were successfully performed on oncology patients using the latest robotic arm technology.

The first was performed at the Clinical Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology of KBC Sestre Milosrdnice (Sisters of Mercy) hospital in Zagreb.

Artificial intelligence with the assistance of the Micromate robotic arm placed on the CT device enables the probe for the thermal destruction of the tumor to be precisely positioned in the body after the initial imaging.

(Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

‘This represents a significant help for precise navigation even to the most difficult to reach or difficult to see, small tumors with a significantly lower amount of radiation for the patient. All of the above at the same time speeds up the procedure itself,’ KBC Sestre Milosrdnice said.

Dr.sc. Luka Novosel (Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

(Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

The robotic arm system has been used by oncology departments around the world for three years, and recently by larger oncology centres in Europe and now it is in use in the Croatian capital.

(Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

(Photo credit: KBC Sestre Milosrdnice)

Recognised as a centre of excellence in the minimally invasive treatment of oncology patients in this part of Europe, the Department of Interventional Radiology at KBC Sestre Milosrdnice was provided with this technology in order to test all the possibilities and advantages of this system, which is planned to be used in the future by the majority of oncology patients.