Intra-operative `pick-up' ultrasound for guidance and registration to pre-operative imaging
The integration of ultrasound into robotic laparoscopic surgery can provide a surgeon with navigational guidance that could decrease operating times and increase surgeon confidence during complicated procedures such as partial nephrectomy. CT scans are taken for diagnosis before surgery and have a...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36963 |