Augmenting intraoperative ultrasound with preoperative magnetic resonance planning models for percutaneous renal access

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ultrasound (US) is a commonly-used intraoperative imaging modality for guiding percutaneous renal access (PRA). However, the anatomy identification and target localization abilities of the US imaging are limited. This paper evaluates...

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Main Authors: Li Zhi-Cheng, Li Kai, Zhan Hai-Lun, Chen Ken, Gu Jia, Wang Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Online Access:http://www.biomedical-engineering-online.com/content/11/1/60