In cooperation with the application-specific research groups, algorithms and clinically applicable prototypes for therapy planning and navigation of minimally invasive procedures are developed. The research group’s focus ois on instrument tracking, calibration, augmented reality visualization and human-machine interaction. In addition to these navigation oriented topics, they also work on local therapy planning projects such as the thermal ablations of tumors.
AP 1 "planning thermal ablations" explores methods for the simulation and operation planning of radiofrequency and microwave ablations for different types of tumors. This includes the extension of an existing biophysical RFA simulation and the automatic operation planning on multiple applicators, the consideration of relevant risk structures and the integration of these into clinically applicable demonstrators.
The AP 2 "Navigated thermoablation of spinal metastases" deals with the exploration of a wireless-based navigation system to support percutaneous thermal ablations. The navigation system is to be used and evaluated in the course of navigated spine surgery, especially for the treatment of spinal metastases, using the angiography system Artis zeego.
The exploration of an MR-compatible navigation system for the MR image-guided thermal ablation of liver metastases is the aim of AP 3 "Navigated thermoablation liver metastases in MRI". Key contributions are methods for the improvement of the navigation under MR imaging, in particular for the intra-interventional adaptation of prospective planning data (applicator targets, simulated ablation regions). The navigation system will also be operated by a projector camera system, yet to be developed in this AP.
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Jun.-Prof. Christian Hansen
Tel.: 0391-67-52861
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