What is the Fast Find Grid for CT biopsy?

The Fast Find Grid is a low-cost simple disposable tool used to save radiologist time and improve patient comfort. This CT biopsy grid can be used for all computed tomography (CT) guided biopsies and drainage procedures, regardless of the body part.

The Fast Find Grid is made of a porous fabric with a grid containing radiopaque lines and backed with medical grade adhesive tape. These radiopaque lines show on a CT image helping localize a proper point of entry for a biopsy or drainage. The porous fabric allows patient marking without removal of the grid. Altogether this saves time and improves patient comfort as Radiologists can be more accurate and complete procedures in one stick.

What is a CT biopsy grid?

A CT biopsy grid helps efficiently localize the needle entry sites for biopsy and drainage procedures. The Fast Find Grid helps with achieving accurate skin mark registration, decreasing the need for repeat painful needle adjustments and improving patient comfort.

How is this used in CT procedures?

The Fast Find Grid is used in tandem with a CT scan to identify a precise entry point for a needle. The grid is placed tape side down over the area of interest, and the radiopaque grid lines provide visible reference points on the scan. 

The CT Laser and Fast Find Grid will help to identify the intersecting line best suited as a point of entry. Using a felt tip pen, mark the skin through the porous grid where the CT laser crosses the proper line. Remove the grid to see the skin marked, and proceed.

What procedures use a biopsy grid?

Any biopsy procedure, including thyroid, lung, liver, abdominal, pelvic, and extremity biopsies. The Fast Find Grid can also be used for drainage procedures and pain management injections. The grid is also easy to cut down to size for imaging the neck or other small area. 

Why do I need a grid if I use the laser on the CT?

The CT laser only determines the slice, not the specific point of entry on that slice. Once you have determined which slice works best, The Fast Find Grid will help to identify the intersecting line best suited as a point of entry. Using a felt tip pen, mark the skin through the porous grid where the CT laser crosses the proper line. Remove the grid to see the skin marked, and proceed.

Why do only the black lines show up on imaging and not the blue lines?

The blue lines are not radiopaque and will not show up under x-ray or other imaging. You can cut the Fast Find Grid in half and place one half on top of the other to make black lines going in both directions. This can have many uses such as a CT fluoroscopy.

Are you registered with the FDA?

The Fast Find Grid is registered with the FDA and also has a CE marking. The CE (Conformite Europeenne) marking certifies that it has met EU health, and safety requirements to ensure consumer wellbeing.

How to understand its orientation?

The Fast Find Grid has a larger space between the first and second lines to help orient the dots on the CT image to the lines on the physical grid.

Is the Fast Find Grid reusable?

Only on the same patient. To prevent cross contamination, dispose after use.

Does the Fast Find Grid contain Latex?

The Fast Find Grid is not made with natural rubber latex.

How do Fast Find Grids compare to other methods?

The Fast Find Grid is user-friendly, affordable, and accurate. Unlike homemade methods which can be time consuming to make and apply, the Fast Find Grid is usable right out of the package. Our Grids are half as expensive as our competitors, allowing radiology departments to save money.

The Fast Find Grid is made with hypo-allergenic materials and without natural rubber latex. The adhesive strips on the ends are sticky enough to hold the grid firmly in place, but gentle enough for easy removal without causing skin irritation. The all-over cloth design also allows precision marking, unhampered by ridges or holes. The soft material conforms to the anatomy creating easy application, and can be cut or folded for use on smaller areas of the body.