[Intraoperative ultrasound in visceral surgery].

CONCLUSION: Intraoperative ultrasound is a highly sensitive and specific diagnostic tool, providing real-time diagnostics with a manageable amount of technical equipment. Thus, preoperative diagnostics can be refined, partly resulting in a modification of intraoperative treatment management. Future developments in the fields of digital image fusion with preoperative sectional imaging, optical guidance of surgical instruments and molecular targeted tumor therapy will increase the importance of intraoperative sonography even more.
PMID: 32103292 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Der Chirurg - February 25, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Hackl C, Bitterer F, Platz Batista da Silva N, Jung EM, Schlitt HJ Tags: Chirurg Source Type: research