title: Augmented reality visualization in head and neck surgery: an overview of recent findings in sentinel node biopsy and future perspectives.
abstract: "Augmented reality visualisation", in which the site of an operation is merged with computer-generated graphics, provides a way to view the relevant part of the patient's body in better detail. We describe its role in relation to sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), current advancements, and future directions in the excision of tumours in early-stage cancers of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: andrea.profeta@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Andrea Corrado
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Profeta
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: clare.schilling@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Floor 23, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK. Electronic address: mark.mcgurk@kcl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGurk
mesh_terms: D006257:Head; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes; D008545:Melanoma; D009333:Neck; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms; D000076142:Virtual Reality
keywords: Augmented reality; fhSPECT; head and neck surgery