Precision surgery: the role of intra-operative real-time image guidance - outcomes from a multidisciplinary European consensus conference.
Paolo Dell’Oglio, Elio Mazzone, Tessa Buckle, Tobias Maurer, Nassir Navab, Matthias N. van Oosterom, Clare Schilling, Max JH Witjes, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Joachim Klode, Boris Vojnovic, Alexandre Mottrie, Henk G. van der Poel, Freddie C. Hamdy, Fijs W. B. van Leeuwen
Abstract
European Congress on Image-guided surgery. This multidisciplinary survey included questions on the conceptual potential and clinical value of image-guided surgery and was aimed at defining specific areas of research and development in the field in order to stimulate further advances towards precision surgery. Obtained results based on questionnaires filled in by 56 panel experts (clinicians: N=30, researchers: N=20 and industry: N=6) were discussed during a dedicated expert discussion session during the conference. The outcome of this Delphi consensus is indicative of the potential improvements offered by image-guided surgery and of the need for further research in this emerging field, that can be enriched by the identification of reliable molecular targets.