仿真内窥镜在头颈外科中的应用

仿真内窥镜是近年来迅速发展的影像学技术,通过计算机处理三维影像数据,模拟器官管腔内的结构,获得类似内窥镜下的视野。仿真内窥镜在临床影像学诊断、术前计划、影像导航手术、医学教学和临床培训等领域具有广阔的应用前景。本文就仿真内窥镜在头颈外科中的应用作一综述。

Application of virtual endoscopy in head and neck surgery

In recent years, virtual endoscopy has been performed widely in the medical fields. Virtual endoscopy is the computer-generated simulation of endoscopic images derived from three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging data sets and is used to view the inner surface of hollow organs in a continuous fashion with optical, video-assisted technology. In the field of head and neck, virtual endoscopy is used to simulate the endoscopic view of the nose and sinus, larynx, inner ear, ventricle and salivary gland. Virtual endoscopy can play an indispensable role in imaging diagnosis, presurgical plan, image guided surgery, and in the education and training system for endoscopic surgery trainers and medical students.