Computer-assisted needle positioning for liver tumour radiofrequency ablation (RFA)

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 458-464

  Mundeleer, Laurent ^a   Wikler, David ^a   Leloup, Thierry ^a   Lucidi, Valério ^b   Donckier, Vincent ^b   Warzée, Nadine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surgery; Liver tumours; Radio frequency ablation (RFA); Surgical tool tracking

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ELECTRODES; NEEDLES; REMOTE CONTROL; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ABLATION PROCEDURES; COMPUTER ASSISTED; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; IN-VITRO; LIVER TUMORS; PRECISE POSITIONING; RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TOOL TRACKING;

TUMORS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODE; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER TUMOR; NEEDLE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 73449127225     PISSN: 14785951     EISSN: 1478596X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.278     Document Type: Article

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