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New life sciences study results reported from University of Pisa

Published in Telemedicine Week, March 4th, 2008

Fresh data on life sciences are presented in the report 'Targeting liver lesions for radiofrequency ablation: an experimental feasibility study using a CT-US fusion imaging system.' In this recent article published in the journal Investigative Radiology, scientists in Pisa, Italy conducted a study "To investigate the feasibility and validity of real-time guidance using a fusion imaging system that combines ultrasound (US) and computed tomography (CT) in the targeting and subsequent radiofrequency (RF) ablation of a liver target inconspicuous on US. The study was designed as an experimental ex vivo study in calf livers with radiopaque internal targets, inconspicuous at US, simulating...

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