Minimally invasive surgery represents one of the main evolutions of surgical techniques
aimed at providing a greater benefit to the patient. However, minimally invasive surgery …

Upon publication almost 15 years ago, the first edition almost instantly became a trusted
reference, setting the stage for the coming decade, in which the explosion in research and …

Diagnostic and therapeutic CT‐guided percutaneous interventions are clinical routine in
interventional radiology. Image‐guided navigation systems visualize the internal anatomy …

Background Minimally invasive surgery represents one of the main evolutions of surgical
techniques. However, minimally invasive surgery adds difficulty that can be reduced through …

Purpose We present a novel augmented reality (AR) surgical navigation method with
ultrasound-assisted point cloud registration for percutaneous ablation of liver tumors. A …

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) allows for local curative tumor treatment by inducing
coagulation necrosis with high-frequency alternating current. However, the tumor size is the …

Computed tomography (CT)‐guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has
become a commonly used procedure in the treatment of liver tumors. One of the main …

Tracking devices are an essential component of an image-guided surgery system. These
devices are used to track the position of instruments relative to the patient anatomy …

Abstract Purpose Percutaneous lung biopsies (PLBs) performed for the evaluation of
pulmonary masses require image guidance to avoid critical structures. A new CT navigation …

Augmented Reality (AR) applied to surgical guidance is gaining relevance in clinical
practice. AR-based image overlay surgery (ie the accurate overlay of patient-specific virtual …