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Video-Assisted Surgery

Definition: Endoscopic surgical procedures performed with visualization via video transmission. When real-time video is combined interactively with prior CT scans or MRI images, this is called image-guided surgery (see SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED).
Previously Indexed: Endoscopy or specifics (1975-1999),Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic (1996-1999),Video Recording or specifics (1975-1999)

Video-Assisted Surgery Definitions and Terms

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