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ArticleEJNMMI physics2019

Augmenting camera images with gamma detector data : A novel approach to support sentinel lymph node biopsy.

Peter A von Niederhäusern, Simon Pezold, Uri Nahum, Carlo Seppi, Guillaume Nicolas, Michael Rissi, Stephan K Haerle, Philippe C Cattin

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Article in EJNMMI physics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peter A von NiederhäusernDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, CH-4123, Switzerland. peter.vonniederhaeusern@unibas.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-5611
Simon PezoldDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, CH-4123, Switzerland.
Uri NahumDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, CH-4123, Switzerland.
Carlo SeppiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, CH-4123, Switzerland.
Guillaume NicolasUniversity Hospital Basel, Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Michael RissiDECTRIS Ltd., Baden-Dättwil, CH-5405, Switzerland.
Stephan K HaerleCenter for Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Hirslanden Clinic, Lucerne, CH-6006, Switzerland.
Philippe C CattinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Allschwil, CH-4123, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHHirslanden Klinik St. Anna · CHUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSquamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region is one of the most widespread cancers with high morbidity. Classic treatment comprises the complete removal of the lymphatics together with the cancerous tissue. Recent studies have shown that such interventions are only required in 30% of the patients. Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an alternative method to stage the malignancy in a less invasive manner and to avoid overtreatment. In this paper, we present a novel approach that enables a future augmented reality device which improves the biopsy procedure by visual means.

methodsWe propose a co-calibration scheme for axis-aligned miniature cameras with pinholes of a gamma ray collimating and sensing device and show results gained by experiments, based on a calibration target visible for both modalities.

resultsVisual inspection and quantitative evaluation of the augmentation of optical camera images with gamma information are congruent with known gamma source landmarks.

conclusionsCombining a multi-pinhole collimator with axis-aligned miniature cameras to augment optical images using gamma detector data is promising. As such, our approach might be applicable for breast cancer and melanoma staging as well, which are also based on sentinel lymph node biopsy.

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Augmented realityMulti-modality calibrationProjective geometryRadioguided surgerySentinel lymph node biopsy

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