Trial Information

Electromagnetic Tracking of Devices During Biopsy Procedures

The purpose of the trial is to evaluate the differences between PercuNav assisted and
unassisted biopsy. The primary objective of this study is to assess and quantify any
differences between assisted and unassisted CT guided biopsy procedures of the liver with
respect to radiation dose.

The secondary objectives of this study are to assess and quantify any differences between
assisted and unassisted CT guided biopsy procedures with respect to:

- Total procedure time

- Accuracy of needle targeting (distance from defined target on PercuNav and angle of
entry)

- Number of needle passes

- Target registration error (TRE- distance between "virtual" needle position (tracking
data) and the actual needle position (CT confirmation scan))

The study will consist of 50 patients from 1 site. The expected completion time for
enrollment is 3 months, but will depend on the ability of the clinic to enroll patients.
There are two arms in the study. An Unassisted Biopsy Control arm (physician and patient
blinded to needle positioning using PercuNav system) and Assisted Biopsy (Physician not
blinded to needle positioning using PercuNav). Patients will be randomized to each arm.

The PercuNav provides real-time, three-dimensional visualization and navigation tools for
all stages of diagnosis and surgery including pre-procedure planning and intra-procedure
navigation. PercuNav transforms two-dimensional patient images (scan sets), derived from CT,
PET/CT and MRI into dynamic representations on which a tool can be navigated and fused with
ultrasound. The system performs spatial mapping from one image space to another image space
or from image space to physical space (registration) allowing the physician to correlate
scan sets with each other and to the patient.

For this trial, each patient will have a pre-procedure CT image set of the area of interest.
The image set should display the patient in the same position that the biopsy will be
performed in, although not requisite.

Unassisted Biopsy - CONTROL GROUP (Physician blinded to PercuNav system):

The tracking device will be placed on the patient's skin at the desired point of entry.
Without displaying the PercuNav screen to the physician, a screen capture will be taken to
record the approach path. At the point of insertion, the time stamp will be recorded and the
start button will be pressed. Once the physician states they are at the defined target a
screen capture will be taken on the PercuNav and the distance to target and time stamp will
be recorded by pushing the start button again.

The final dose of radiation displayed by the CT scanner will be recorded on the Case Report
Form.

Assisted Biopsy - STUDY GROUP:

The tracking device will be placed on the patient's skin at the desired point of entry.
Without displaying the PercuNav screen to the physician, a screen capture will be taken to
record the approach path. The physician will be shown the PercuNav screen and will correct
the desired approach path and another screen capture will be taken. At the point of
insertion, the time stamp will be recorded and the start button will be pressed. Once the
physician states they are at the defined target a screen capture will be taken on the
PercuNav and the distance to target and time stamp will be recorded.

The final dose of radiation displayed by the CT scanner will be recorded on the Case Report
Form.

The primary study objective is to quantify, in terms of a point estimate and confidence
interval, the treatment effect which characterizes the mean difference in number of CT scans
between the "unassisted" CT and "assisted" CT groups during guided liver biopsy procedures.
More specifically, the goal will be to show with 95% Confidence that the "assisted" CT
procedure leads to 3 fewer scans, on average, than the "unassisted" CT group during guided
liver biopsies.

H0: uT - aT < 3 scans HA: uT - aT >= 3 scans uT = mean number of scans during "unassisted"
CT procedure aT = mean number of scans during "assisted" CT procedure Equivalently, the
desired superiority will have been demonstrated whenever the lower 95% confidence limit on
the difference, "unassisted" CT minus "assisted" CT, exceeds 3 scans.

Primary Endpoint and Objective:

The primary endpoint for this study is the number of CT radiation exposure scans received
during the course of a CT guided liver biopsy procedure. The primary study objective is to
characterize the difference in the number of scans received between the "assisted" and the
"unassisted" CT groups during guided liver biopsy procedures.

The primary measure that will be assessed and quantified is any differences between assisted
and unassisted CT guided liver biopsies with respect to radiation dose.

The secondary measures that will be assessed and quantified are any differences between
assisted and unassisted CT guided procedures with respect to:

- Total procedure time

- Accuracy of needle targeting (distance from defined target on PercuNav and angle of
entry)