Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of malignancy Project duration: 01.01.2007 - 31.12.2010 In industrial collaboration with: Dr. Farhad Daghighian, President, IntraMedical Imaging LLC, Los Angeles, CA, USA In medical collaboration with: PD Dr. Andreas Buck, Oberarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany PD Dr. Manfred Stangl, Oberarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany PD Dr. Robert Rosenberg, Oberarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany Dr. Maria Burian, Assistentarzt, Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany Scientific Director: Nassir Navab Contact Person: Thomas Wendler

Keywords: Molecular Imaging, Computer-Aided Surgery, Medical Augmented Reality

Abstract

Intra-operative localization of non-superficial cancerous lesions in non-hollow organs like liver, kidney, etc is currently facilitated by intra-operative ultrasound (IOUS) and palpation. This yields a high rate of false positives due to benign abnormal regions and thus unnecessary resections with increased complications and morbidity. In this project we integrate functional nuclear information from gamma probes with IOUS, to provide a synchronized, real-time visualization that facilitates the detection of active tumors and metastases intra-operatively. The bet of this project is that the inclusion of an advanced, augmented visualization provides more reliability and confidence on classifying lesions prior to the resection.

Publications

2008
	T. Wendler, T. Lasser, A. Buck, C. Özgür, M. Schwaiger, S. Ziegler, N. Navab First in Vivo Use of a Fused Gamma Ultrasound System Proceedings of RSNA 2008, Chicago, USA, December 2008 (bib)
	T. Wendler, J. Traub, T. Lasser, M. Feuerstein, J. Vogel, S. Ziegler, N. Navab Combined ultrasound and gamma probe imaging for examination of thyroid nodules Proceedings of Annual Meeting of Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM 2008), New Orleans, USA, June 2008 (bib)
2007
	T. Wendler, M. Feuerstein, J. Traub, T. Lasser, J. Vogel, F. Daghighian, S. Ziegler, N. Navab Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of liver metastases Proceedings of Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI 2007), Brisbane, Australia, October 29 - November 2007, LNCS 4792 (2), pp. 909-917 (bib)

Team

Contact Person

Thomas Wendler

Working Group

Andreas Buck

Coskun Oezguer

Irene Faure de Pebeyre

Joerg Traub

Nassir Navab

Sibylle Ziegler

Tobias Lasser

Alumni

Berenika Zaraska

Jakob Vogel

Marco Feuerstein

Location

Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitüt München Ismaninger Str. 22 81675 München IFL Lab - Room: 01.3a-c Tel.: +49 89 4140-6457 Fax: +49 89 4140-6458

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