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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneider, Caitlin
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36963