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Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization (IV'03)
RF-Sim: a Treatment Planning Tool for Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors
London, England
July 16-July 18
ISBN: 0-7695-1988-1
With recent advancements of technology, radiofrequency ablation has become one of the most used techniques to treat liver tumors. But radiologists still have to face the difficulty of planning their treatment while only relying on 2D slices acquired from CT-scan. We present in this paper a tool called RF-Sim, being part of a complete 3D reconstruction and visualization project, and including both a realistic radiofrequency ablation simulator for training and rehearsal, and an automatic treatment planner taking into account tumor?s environment. They help radiologists to have a better visualization of patients anatomic structures and pathologies, and allow them to easily find an adequate treatment. They run on a common laptop and can be used in the operating room.
Citation:
Caroline Villard, Luc Soler, Nicolas Papier, Vincent Agnus, Afshin Gangi, Didier Mutter, Jacques Marescaux, "RF-Sim: a Treatment Planning Tool for Radiofrequency Ablation of Hepatic Tumors," iv, pp.561, Seventh International Conference on Information Visualization (IV'03), 2003
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