High-Quality Multimodal Volume Rendering for Preoperative Planning of Neurosurgical Interventions
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Novel interaction techniques for neurosurgical planning and stereotactic navigation
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Sensorless motion planning for medical needle insertion in deformable tissues
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
Multi-criteria trajectory planning for hepatic radiofrequency ablation
MICCAI'07 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention
Automatic target and trajectory identification for deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures
MICCAI'07 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention - Volume Part I
Automatic trajectory planning for deep brain stimulation: a feasibility study
MICCAI'07 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention - Volume Part I
Visualization and planning of neurosurgical interventions with straight access
IPCAI'10 Proceedings of the First international conference on Information processing in computer-assisted interventions
Towards a verified simulation model for radiofrequency ablations
IPCAI'10 Proceedings of the First international conference on Information processing in computer-assisted interventions
A method for planning safe trajectories in image-guided keyhole neurosurgery
MICCAI'10 Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention: Part III
Automatic computation of electrodes trajectory for deep brain stimulation
MIAR'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Medical imaging and augmented reality
Crepuscular Rays for Tumor Accessibility Planning
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
GPU-based Real-Time Approximation of the Ablation Zone for Radiofrequency Ablation
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
Viewpoint selection for intervention planning
EUROVIS'07 Proceedings of the 9th Joint Eurographics / IEEE VGTC conference on Visualization
Instant volume visualization using maximum intensity difference accumulation
EuroVis'09 Proceedings of the 11th Eurographics / IEEE - VGTC conference on Visualization
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Biopsies involve taking samples from living tissue using a biopsy needle. In current clinical practice they are a first mandatory step before any further medical actions are planned. Performing a biopsy on a deep seated brain tumor requires considerable time for establishing and validating the desired biopsy needle pathway to avoid damage. In this paper, we present a system for the visualization, analysis, and validation of biopsy needle pathways. Our system uses a multi-level approach for identifying stable needle placements which minimize the risk of hitting blood vessels. This is one of the major dangers in this type of intervention. Our approach helps in identifying and visualizing the point on the pathway that is closest to a surrounding blood vessel, requiring a closer inspection by the neurosurgeon. An evaluation by medical experts is performed to demonstrate the utility of our system. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.