SALIENT ANATOMICAL FEATURES FOR ROBUST SURFACE REGISTRATION AND ATLAS-BASED MODEL UPDATING IN IMAGE-GUIDED LIVER SURGERY
Image-guided surgery (IGS) has emerged as a valuable tool for the interactive incorporation of pre-operative image data into the surgical setting. While a majority of research has focused on neurosurgical procedures, the feasibility of implementing IGS methods in hepatic procedures has become eviden...
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VANDERBILT
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-04072009-121304/ |