Beschreibung:
Responding to the growing demand for minimally invasive procedures, Image-Guided Interventions: Technology and Applications provides a cohesive overview of the current technological advances in image-guided surgery, and their applications in the clinical environment.
"Image-Guided Interventions: Technology and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the current technological advances in image-guided surgery. Edited and authored by leading researchers in the field, this volume blends the expertise of both engineers and physicians, offering the latest findings amidst the growing demand for minimally-invasive procedures. Complete with detailed color images, readers will find a description of existing tools such as localizers/tracking systems, augmented reality, rigid body registration and high frequency ultrasound used in various applications, including cranial, orthopedic, and endovascular interventions.
Overview and History of Image-Guided Interventions.- Tracking Devices.- Visualization in Image-Guided Interventions.- Augmented Reality.- Software.- Rigid Registration.- Nonrigid Registration.- Model-Based Image Segmentation for Image-Guided Interventions.- Imaging Modalities.- MRI-Guided FUS and its Clinical Applications.- Neurosurgical Applications.- Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery.- Thoracoabdominal Interventions.- Real-Time Interactive MRI for Guiding Cardiovascular Surgical Interventions.- Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Guidance and Robot Assistance for Prostate Brachytherapy.- Radiosurgery.- Radiation Oncology.- Assessment of Image-Guided Interventions.