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Three-dimensional ultrasound

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Laparoendoscopic surgery is fueled by technology, and advances in medical imaging may bring about further progress. The application of three-dimensional ultrasound to minimally invasive surgery represents technology “just over the horizon.” This article describes the scientific basis of three-dimensional ultrasound and its ability “to see” anatomy not readily visualized laparoscopically. Three-dimensional ultrasound may offer a more intuitive, accurate assessment of hidden anatomic structures in real time, using a safe, non-ionizing and cost-effecitve technology.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 4209 State Route 44, P.O. Box 95, 44272-0095, Rootstown, OH, USA

    M. S. Kavic

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Kavic, M.S. Three-dimensional ultrasound. Surg Endosc 10, 74–76 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649910020

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