title: Three-dimensional ultrasound.
abstract: 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-effective technology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown 44272-0095, USA.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kavic
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003626:Data Display; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods