Benefits
Accuracy
3D image localization and depth information anytime during surgery to help guide proper and precise resection.1
Minimally invasive
Visualization and localization of sentinel lymph nodes in 3D supports image guidance for incision and resection enabling faster and minimally invasive surgeries.2
Quality assurance
Examination of structures directly after resection provides visual documentation that all sentinel lymph nodes have been successfully removed.1 Ex vivo imaging of radioactive labeled tumor specimens can aid in determining margins during surgery.
1. A. Schnelzer, A. Ehlerding, J. Ettl, T. Wendler, A. Buck, S. Paepke, M. Kiechle; Using freehand SPECT for 3D navigated radio-guided axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy and quality assurance in breast cancer surgery; Proceedings of the Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCC), San Antonio, Texas, USA, December 2010.
2. S. Naji, A. Tadros, J. Traub, C. Healy; Case report: Improving the speed and accuracy of melanoma sentinel node biopsy with 3D intra-operative imaging; Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS), 64 (12), December 2012.
