Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR
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J Vasc Interv Radiol · May 2014
CT fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous fiducial marker placement for CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery: technical results and complications in 222 consecutive procedures.
To evaluate technical outcome and safety of computed tomographic (CT) fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous fiducial marker placement before CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery. ⋯ CT fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous fiducial marker placement can be performed with high technical success under local anesthesia in various anatomic regions. Although self-limiting in most cases, pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage are frequently observed during fiducial marker implantation into lung tumors.