Abstract
We have evaluated several applications of the navigation for minimally-invasive treatment which are expected to become the platforms for clinical application of Computational Anatomy. The results of a percutaneous ablation therapy of liver cancers with an open magnetic resonance imaging-based navigation system, the preliminary clinical application study results of an automated lymph node detection for preoperative simulations, a clinical application of virtual pneumoperitoneum and a flythrough of the venous system are described. The results showed a feasibility of these applications. The platforms of integrated information to clinical practices such as a tailor-made simulation or a real-time navigation for minimally-invasive treatments seem to have been established.
