International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
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Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg · Mar 2010
Intra-operative virtual endoscopy for image guided endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery.
Virtual endoscopy has already proven its benefit for pre-operative planning of endoscopic pituitary surgery. The translation of such a system into the operating room is a logical consequence, but only a few general intra-operative image guided systems providing virtual endoscopic images have been proposed so far. A discussion of related visualization and interaction problems occurring during sinus and pituitary surgery is still missing. ⋯ According to our data, intra-operative virtual endoscopy provides additional anatomical information to the surgeon. By depicting individual anatomical variations in advance, it may add to the safety of this frequent neurosurgical procedure.