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

myNeedle CompanionUniversal. 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.

Features & Benefits

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

myNeedle Companion simplifies needle procedures by seamlessly integrating planning and guidance of interventions designed to achieve operational efficiency.

  • Use the all-in-one software solution myNeedle Guide for planning and guiding needle procedures
  • Benefit from a new and harmonized user interface on angiography and CT systems
  • Rely on step-by-step guidance from scan to needle progression

myNeedle Companion offers powerful tools – such as laser guidance, image fusion, and multiple needle path planning – to enable targeted needle placement in standard and complex cases.

  • Leverage myNeedle Laser* to project the needle entry point and insertion angle onto the patient
  • Fuse 3D images from different modalities such as MRI, PET, and CT
  • Plan and guide even multiple needles

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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
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
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
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

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