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myNeedle Companion is an interventional radiology solution for procedures such as imageguided biopsies and percutaneous ablations

myNeedle Companion

Universal. Simple. Powerful.

With myNeedle Companion, we are introducing the first Siemens Healthineers solution that harmonizes planning and guidance for percutaneous needle procedures across modalities. Workflow and user interface are unified on angiography and CT systems. Image fusion seamlessly combines data from multiple modalities to help you visualize critical anatomical structures. Thanks to integrated software-assisted path planning and guided insertion, both routine and complex procedures are simplified. In addition, the integrated laser guidance system, myNeedle Laser*, visualizes the needle entry point and angle for you, with the aim of increasing efficiency and reducing variations of outcomes in interventional radiology.

myNeedle Companion enables you to plan even advanced procedures requiring multiple needles. No matter what your task entails, you are free to select the system with respect to its suitability or utilization capacity – without additional training effort.​

myNeedle Companion workflow explained

myNeedle Companion is a package consisting of myNeedle Guide (planning and guidance software), myNeedle Laser* (laser guidance system), and dedicated scan protocols. The solution harmonizes both workflow and user interface across selected angiography and CT systems, with the aim of enabling consistent results.

Computed Tomography
Angiography

      Features & Benefits

      Universally available across your modalities

      myNeedle Companion brings a universal workflow and user interface to both angiography and CT systems. This way, you can always select the modality based on what is best for your patient.

      • Experience the first Siemens Healthineers cross-modality solution for needle procedures
      • Select the modality based entirely on patient and procedural requirements
      • Perform various procedures such as image-guided biopsies and percutaneous ablations

      Hear what our customers are saying**

      “myNeedle Companion allows marking the needle entry point through a laser cross and offers a precise visualization of the virtual needle pathway. Altogether, these characteristics allow avoiding repeated scans during needle targeting.”1,7
      Photo of Yin-Kai Chao, MD
      Yin-Kai Chao, MD
      Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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      Listen to Dr. Michael Kostrzewa and learn which main benefits myNeedle Companion on SOMATOM x.ceed offers for CT-guided interventions.

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      Review the clinical literature

      Single-center studies using Siemens Healthineers angiography systems with our needle guidance solutions** have repeatedly shown excellent results.
      myNeedle Guide allows for an 87% success rate when placing T-bars for needle localization

      Improve surgical placement rates

      myNeedle Guide supports accurate planning and guidance of needle procedures such as tumor localizations.3 In one study with 23 patients where the software was paired with intraoperative fluoroscopic imaging, clinicians report an 87% success rate for placing T-bars to localize small pulmonary nodules.4
      myNeedle Guide allows for an 87% success rate when placing T-bars for needle localization

      Target lesions with high precision

      myNeedle Guide helps increase your confidence when targeting lesions during needle procedures. Using cone-beam CT alongside fluoroscopic guidance, clinicians in one study with 15 patients achieved a mean precision of 7 mm ± 3 mm absolute deviation of the needle tip from the lesion center.5
      myNeedle Guide enables a puncture success rate of 98.2% during image-guided biopsies

      Perform biopsies in small anatomy

      Using myNeedle Guide to plan image-guided biopsies immediately before the procedures may help you minimize the need for repeat procedures. One study with 108 patients where cone-beam-based intraoperative 3D imaging was used reports a high puncture success rate of 98.2% despite the need for targeting small lesions.2

      References and other scientific publications

      The statements with footnotes in this document are based on a result of the quoted clinical study that evaluates the procedure. The results are not generated with the actual product version. It is expected that the actual product version has similar or improved functionality to support the evaluated procedure.

      * Optional

      ** These customer statements and studies reference the use of myNeedle Companion (former name: syngo Needle Guidance) in combination with Siemens Healthineers angiography systems. The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no “typical” hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT and/or automation adoption), there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results. Prof. Thomas Vogl, Prof. Yin-Kai Chao, and Dr. Nils Rathmann received financial support from Siemens Healthineers for collaborations.

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