The following sections presents four applications, which are based on the METK.
The NeckSurgeryPlanner is a Software-Assistant for Pre-operative Planning and Visualization of Neck Dissections. Neck dissections are carried out for patients with malignant tumors in the head and neck region. The extent of the intervention depends on the occurrence and location of malignant lesions. To ensure the decision about operability and the surgical procedure of the neck dissection, the occurrence and number of enlarged (and probably malignant) lymph nodes, as well as their location in relation to risk structures have to be assessed and visualized.
Up to now neck dissections are often planned on the basis of axial slices of CT or MRI data. However, the detection of enlarged lymph nodes in 2D data is difficult for surgeons. Thus, it is possible that affected lymph nodes are not recognized and eventually a surgery has to be canceled because of previous misinterpretation of the patient's operability. To support the preoperative planning of neck dissections, 3D visualizations are intended to explore pathologic structures. For this purpose, we developed the NeckSurgeryPlanner (NSP) to support the surgeon's decision.
Needed modules: nearly all.
Example network: NeckSurgeryPlanner.mlab
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