| Title: |
Optimal Trajectories Computation Within Regions of Interest for Hepatic RFA Planning. |
| Authors: |
Duncan, James S.; Gerig, Guido; Villard, Caroline1; Baegert, Claire1; Schreck, Pascal1; Soler, Luc2; Gangi, Afshin3 |
| Source: |
Medical Image Computing & Computer-Assisted Intervention - MICCAI 2005 (9783540293262). 2005, p49-56. 8p. |
| Abstract: |
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation has become a frequently used technique for the treatment of liver cancers, but still remains very difficult to plan. In this paper, we propose a robust method to delineate on the skin of a 3D reconstructed patient the zones that are candidate for an insertion, because they allow a safe access to the tumor without meeting any organ, and to compute automatically within these zones an optimal trajectory minimizing the volume of necrosis covering the tumor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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