Augmented-reality visualization for improved patient positioning workflow during MR-HIFU therapy

Abstract

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Methods for MRI-guided treatment of painful bone metastases with Focused Ultrasound

“…However, this type of models would be readily used as re-affirmation of the "known" cases rather than for the ones in doubt. Other solutions may take advantage of augmented reality, recently investigated to enable adequate target positioning outside the MRI scanner, improving the patient positioning workflow for the HIFU procedure [202]. The problem of patients not fitting into MR-HIFU systems could be solved at a higher level.…”