Surgery, Computer-Assisted
| Definition: |
Surgical procedures conducted with the aid of computers. This is most frequently used in orthopedic and laproscopic surgery for implant placement and instrument guidance. Image-guided surgery interactively combines prior CT scans or MRI images with real-time video. |
| Also Called: |
Surgery, Image-Guided |
| Previously Indexed: |
Therapy, Computer-Assisted (1988-2001) |
Surgery, Computer-Assisted Definitions and Terms
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