Development and evaluation of ultrasound navigation for free-hand biopsies of small masses in the head and neck area

CONCLUSION: Outstanding advantages compared to conventional navigation systems include renunciation of preoperative tomographic imaging, automatic three-dimensional real-time registration that considers intraoperative tissue displacements, maintenance of the surgeon's optical axis at the surgical site without having to look at a navigation monitor, and working freely with both hands without holding the ultrasound scanner during biopsy taking. The described functional model can also be used in open head and neck surgery.PMID:38051313 | DOI:10.1007/s00106-023-01385-9

Source: HNO - December 5, 2023 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Claudia Scherl Marie Otto Ibrahim Ghanem Javier Oviglia Fabian Sadi Tirza Gnilka Nicole Rotter Lena Zaubitzer Jan Stallkamp Source Type: research