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Area of Science:

  • Medical imaging
  • Surgical technology
  • Abdominal surgery

Background:

  • Image-guided surgery (IGS) is standard for intracranial neurosurgery, enabling precise tumor removal and minimizing damage to healthy brain tissue.
  • Translating IGS to abdominal organs like the liver and kidney introduces significant challenges, including accurate image segmentation, registration, and accounting for organ motion and deformation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present methodologies and results for overcoming key challenges in applying image-guided surgery to abdominal organs.
  • To demonstrate the feasibility of IGS for liver and kidney interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of advanced image segmentation techniques for liver and kidney visualization.
  • Implementation of robust image-to-physical space registration algorithms.
  • Strategies for real-time compensation of organ motion and deformation during surgery.

Main Results:

  • Successful application of developed methodologies in simulated and/or preclinical environments.
  • Quantification of improved accuracy and reduced invasiveness compared to traditional methods.
  • Demonstration of effective handling of organ motion and deformation for enhanced surgical precision.

Conclusions:

  • The presented methodologies effectively address critical challenges in abdominal image-guided surgery.
  • This work paves the way for wider adoption of image-guided techniques in liver and kidney interventions.
  • Further research can refine these methods for broader clinical application in abdominal surgery.