Breast cancer surgery with augmented reality

Pedro F Gouveia1, Joana Costa2, Pedro Morgado3

  • 1Breast Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Centre/Champalimaud Foundation,Avenida Brasilia, 1400-038, Lisboa, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon University,Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-028, Lisboa, Portugal.

Summary

Augmented reality (AR) offers a novel, non-invasive approach for intra-operative breast cancer localization. This digital method successfully guided conservative surgery by visualizing tumor projections, improving upon standard carbon tattooing techniques.

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