Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic resection (iVATS): Translation to clinical practice-real-world experience.

Ritu R GillJulianne BarlowMichael T JaklitschEric J SchmidlinPhillip M HartiganRaphael Bueno

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Translation of iVATS into clinical practice has been initiated using a safe step-wise process, combining intraoperative C-arm computed tomography scanning and thoracoscopic surgery in a hybrid OR.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
computed tomography
minimally invasive
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
positron emission tomography
high resolution
thoracic surgery
magnetic resonance imaging
patients undergoing
magnetic resonance
coronary artery disease
dual energy
image quality