Visual Computing for ENT Surgery Planning
Abstract
In this chapter, we will explain how general strategies for computer-assisted surgery are adapted and employed to meet the needs of ENT surgery (ear, nose, throat). The high density of crucial anatomical structures in the ear, nose, and throat makes surgery highly demanding. Accuracy is often essential, e.g., in implanting hearing aids, and esthetic considerations are often relevant. Therefore, this surgical discipline is characterized by a high level of technical support.
Anatomical structures are relatively fixed and do not exhibit large displacements of tissue in surgery. This makes ENT surgery an ideal goal for computer-assistance. In this chapter, we focus on 3D visualizations ...
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