The image-guided operating room-Utility and impact on surgeon's performance in the head and neck surgery.
Nidal MuhannaCatriona M DouglasMichael J DalyHarley H L ChanRobert WeersinkJimmy QiuJason TownsonJohn R de AlmeidaDavid GoldsteinRalph GilbertEugene YuWalter KucharczykDavid A JaffrayJonathan C IrishPublished in: Head & neck (2019)
The image quality of CBCT in the image-guided OR is good for bony detail and complex oncological reconstructions in the head and neck setting but probably has limited benefit for intraoperative soft tissue delineation. Future studies must also focus on clinical outcomes to help demonstrate the value of the image-guided OR.