Image-Guided Surgery: Page 4

New research highlights progress in residual breast cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Image-guided biopsy of the tumor bed or residual abnormalities found on imaging after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is gaining popularity as a predictive tool for assessing residual cancer. The technique can help to identify exceptional treatment responders for de-escalation of local therapy, an international study has found.
October 19, 2020
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3D printing gives hope to patients with aortic stenosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Using a customized 3D printing process and specialized inks, researchers have developed a novel technique for producing patient-specific aortic root models from CT scans. They think it will improve the planning of transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures and reduce complications.
September 29, 2020
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Brainlab brings ExacTrac Dynamic to U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image-guided surgery developer Brainlab has installed its ExacTrac Dynamic radiation therapy patient positioning and monitoring system at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K.
August 18, 2020
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Brainlab gets CE Mark for ExacTrac Dynamic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer Brainlab has received the CE Mark for its ExacTrac Dynamic patient positioning and monitoring system for use in radiation therapy.
April 20, 2020
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U.K. group uses AR to simulate radiology procedures
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from the U.K. have developed a medical simulation program that allows radiology trainees to practice image-guided interventional procedures using augmented reality (AR) technology.
February 6, 2020
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Stereotaxis, Catheter Precision treat heart arrhythmias
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiac arrhythmia patients have been successfully treated for the first time with Catheter Precision's Vivo arrhythmia localization system and Stereotaxis' robotic magnetic navigation technologies.
November 10, 2019
2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
Imactis brings CT navigation system to the U.S.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French computer-assisted interventional radiology firm Imactis is bringing its CT-Navigation system to the U.S. for the first time.
November 6, 2019
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Stereotaxis, Galgo successfully treat cardiac arrhythmias
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cardiac arrhythmia patients have been successfully treated for the first time with Galgo Medical's advanced preoperative substrate mapping and image-guided surgical firm Stereotaxis' robotic magnetic navigation technologies.
November 3, 2019
AR, 3D printing advance navigation for spine surgery
By Abraham Kim
Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing provide clinicians with new alternatives for image-guided spine surgery that involve less radiation exposure and improve the accuracy of implanting pedicle screws, according to two recent studies from separate teams of Swiss and Italian researchers.
May 8, 2019
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German team employs AR for CT-guided spine surgery
By Abraham Kim
A group from Germany used augmented reality (AR) technology to overlay CT scans onto patients with spinal lesions -- lowering the radiation dose required for CT-guided surgery while maintaining high navigational accuracy, according to an article published online on 5 April in the European Spine Journal.
April 14, 2019
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3D printing can help reduce tumor surgery time
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Spain have used a 3D-printed model of the thoracic wall to plan and guide tumor resection for a 64-year-old man -- allowing them to complete the surgery two hours faster than the average operating time.
January 27, 2019
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US/MRI fusion software enhances prostate biopsies
By Erik L. Ridley
Software that fuses ultrasound and MRI images for guidance of prostate biopsies can help surgeons find clinically significant prostate cancers that would have otherwise been missed, according to research published on 6 December in European Urology.
December 5, 2018
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