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Date publication

janvier 2007

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr SOLER Luc


Tous les auteurs :
Baegert C, Villard C, Schreck P, Soler L

Résumé

Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of liver tumors that consists in a destruction of tumors by heat. A correct insertion and placement of the needle inside the tumor is critical and conditions the success of the operation. We are developing a software that uses patients data to help the physician plan the operation. In this context, we propose a method that computes automatically, quickly and accurately the areas on the skin that provide a safe access to the tumor. The borders of the 3D mesh representing insertion areas are refined for a higher precision. Resulting zones are then used to restrict the research domain of the optimization process, and are visualized on the reconstructed patient as an indication for the physician.

Référence

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2007;125:31-6.