Image-Guided Interventions (eBook)

Technology and Applications

Terry Peters, Kevin Cleary (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 2008
XXXII, 557 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-73858-1 (ISBN)

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Responding to the growing demand for minimally invasive procedures, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current technological advances in image-guided surgery. It blends the expertise of both engineers and physicians, offering the latest findings and applications. Detailed color images guide readers through the latest techniques, including cranial, orthopedic, prostrate, and endovascular interventions.



Terry M Peters has worked in Image-guided Surgery for over 20 years, first at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and currently at the Robarts Research Institute, where he continues his work with image-guided surgery applied to the brain and the heart. At the Robarts he is the Director of the Image-guided Surgery and Therapy research program.

Kevin Cleary is a Research Associate Professor for the Imaging Sciences and Information Systems (ISIS) Center in the Department of Radiology at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director of the Imaging Sciences and Information Systems Center in the Department of Radiology. He is an expert in the field of medical robotics, specializing in the development of technology for image-guided and minimally invasive medical procedures.


Image-Guided Interventions: Technology and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the current technological advances in image-guided surgery. Edited and authored by leading researchers in the field, this volume blends the expertise of both engineers and physicians, offering the latest findings amidst the growing demand for minimally-invasive procedures. Complete with detailed color images, readers will find a description of existing tools such as localizers/tracking systems, augmented reality, rigid body registration and high frequency ultrasound used in various applications, including cranial, orthopedic, and endovascular interventions.Image-Guided Intervention: Technology and Applications is a useful reference for engineers, physicists, computer scientists and physicians working with image-guidance technology.

Terry M Peters has worked in Image-guided Surgery for over 20 years, first at the Montreal Neurological Institute, and currently at the Robarts Research Institute, where he continues his work with image-guided surgery applied to the brain and the heart. At the Robarts he is the Director of the Image-guided Surgery and Therapy research program. Kevin Cleary is a Research Associate Professor for the Imaging Sciences and Information Systems (ISIS) Center in the Department of Radiology at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director of the Imaging Sciences and Information Systems Center in the Department of Radiology. He is an expert in the field of medical robotics, specializing in the development of technology for image-guided and minimally invasive medical procedures.

Overview and History of Image-Guided Interventions.- Tracking Devices.- Visualization in Image-Guided Interventions.- Augmented Reality.- Software.- Rigid Registration.- Nonrigid Registration.- Model-Based Image Segmentation for Image-Guided Interventions.- Imaging Modalities.- MRI-Guided FUS and its Clinical Applications.- Neurosurgical Applications.- Computer-Assisted Orthopedic Surgery.- Thoracoabdominal Interventions.- Real-Time Interactive MRI for Guiding Cardiovascular Surgical Interventions.- Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Guidance and Robot Assistance for Prostate Brachytherapy.- Radiosurgery.- Radiation Oncology.- Assessment of Image-Guided Interventions.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.5.2008
Zusatzinfo XXXII, 557 p.
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Chirurgie
Medizin / Pharmazie Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie Orthopädie
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Biochemie / Molekularbiologie
Technik Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
Technik Medizintechnik
Schlagworte augmented reality • Computer • computer-assisted • deformable registration • endovascular interventions • image-guided surgery (IGS) • Imaging • localizers/tracking systems • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • Oncology • Radiation • rigid body registration • Segmentation • stereotaxic techniques • Surgery • Tomography • Ultrasound • visualization methods
ISBN-10 0-387-73858-4 / 0387738584
ISBN-13 978-0-387-73858-1 / 9780387738581
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