Background: The development of a new urological intervention table now enables the application of an Artis zee ceiling Dyna-CT (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) for interventional cross-sectional imaging and 3-D reconstruction of the urinary tract in the prone and supine positions (urological Dyna-CT).
Materials and methods: We tested the feasibility of the urological Dyna-CT with the newly developed urological intervention table. The system was moved five times to enable 3-D reconstruction of the urinary tract of a test person in the prone and in supine positions.
Results: Handling of the free floating table is easily possible during the intervention. We found no limitation of imaging system movement in any position of the test person.
Conclusion: Apart from standard urological imaging such as fluoroscopy, intravenous pyelography or plain abdominal X-ray the urological Dyna-CT enables further imaging of the urinary tract. Fluoroscopy sequences can be stored as videos, and 3-D reconstructions of the urinary tract are possible with permanent patient access for any intervention. Extensive tests led to the technical approval of the system in urology.