Stealth Surgery in Cancer Treatment
Introduction
The Stealth Station system is a combination of hardware, software, tracking algorithms, image data merging, and specialized instruments to help during surgical procedures.
It is intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures, indicated for any medical conditions in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure, such as the skull, a long bone, or vertebra, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model, fluoroscopy images, or digitized landmarks of the anatomy.
The Stealth Station surgical navigation system offers both optical and EM tracking capabilities, integration with external devices like microscopes and ultrasound, a broad array of instrument offerings, and core software applications for neurosurgery and spine procedures including: Biopsy, tumour resection.
Features
- It helps create tumour models, white matter tracts, the cortical surface, and vessels with automatic 3-D segmentation tools
- Helps visualizing structures and anatomy quickly through the automated blending of the 3-D model
- Plan surgical approach with virtual craniotomy and virtual endoscope tools
- Integrates with external devices like endoscopes and microscopes, streamlining visualization workflows
- Merge images from CT, MRI, CTA, MRA, fMRI, PET, and SPECT
Indications and Procedures
- Biopsy
- Tumour resection
- Deep brain stimulation lead placement
- Spine decompression or fusion (including, but not limited to ACDF, ALIF PLIF, TLIF, cortical screw placement)
Advantages
- The StealthStation surgical navigation system has intuitive interface, improved patient registration software, and advanced visualization to navigate neurosurgery procedures.
- StealthMerge software lets auto-merge a variety of exams, then see the results in high resolution.
- Multi touch-enabled interactions ― similar to smartphone or tablet ― make the software easy to learn and easy to use.
