ProjectUSGamma

Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality
Lehrstuhl für Informatikanwendungen in der Medizin & Augmented Reality

Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of malignancy

Real-time fusion of ultrasound and gamma probe for navigated localization of malignancy

In medical collaboration with:
PD Dr. Andreas Buck, Oberarzt, Nuklearmedicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TUM, Munich, Germany

Scientific Director: Nassir Navab

Contact Person(s): Nassir Navab

In industrial collaboration with:
Dr. Farhad Daghighian, President, IntraMedical Imaging LLC, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Thomas Wendler, CTO, SurgicEye GmbH, Munich, Germany

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

Team

Contact Person(s)

Nassir Navab
Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab

Working Group

Andreas Buck
Prof. Dr. Andreas Buck
Coskun Oezguer
Coskun Oezguer
Nassir Navab
Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab
Sibylle Ziegler
Prof. Dr. Sibylle Ziegler
Tobias Lasser
Dr. Tobias Lasser

Alumni

Berenika Zaraska
Berenika Zaraska
Irene Faure de Pebeyre
Irene Faure de Pebeyre
Jakob Vogel
Dipl.-Inf. Univ. Jakob Vogel
Joerg Traub
Dr. Joerg Traub
Marco Feuerstein
Dr. Marco Feuerstein
Thomas Wendler
Dr. Thomas Wendler

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
Visit our lab at Klinikum rechts der Isar.



internal project page

Please contact Nassir Navab for available student projects within this research project.

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