From interventionist imaging to intraoperative guidance: New perspectives by combining advanced tools and navigation with radio-guided surgery

Publication date: Available online 3 August 2017
Source:Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear e Imagen Molecular
Author(s): S. Vidal-Sicart, R. Valdés Olmos, O.E. Nieweg, R. Faccini, M.R. Grootendorst, H.J. Wester, N. Navab, B. Vojnovic, H. van der Poel, S. Martínez-Román, J. Klode, F. Wawroschek, F.W.B. van Leeuwen
The integration of medical imaging technologies into diagnostic and therapeutic approaches can provide a preoperative insight into both anatomical (e.g. using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, or ultrasound (US)), as well as functional aspects (e.g. using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), lymphoscintigraphy, or optical imaging). Moreover, some imaging modalities are also used in an interventional setting (e.g. CT, US, gamma or optical imaging) where they provide the surgeon with real-time information during the procedure.Various tools and approaches for image-guided navigation in cancer surgery are becoming feasible today. With the development of new tracers and portable imaging devices, these advances will reinforce the role of interventional molecular imaging.



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