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Case Reports
. 2022 Nov-Dec;88 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S166-S169.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.03.013. Epub 2021 Apr 27.

Surgical laser positioning system assists removal of a cervical migratory foreign object

Jianghong Wu  1 , Panyu Zhou  1 , Demeng Xia  1 , Lei Li  1 , Sheng Wang  1 , Shuogui Xu  2
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Surgical laser positioning system assists removal of a cervical migratory foreign object

Jianghong Wu et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Nov-Dec.
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Figure 1
Preoperative imaging: (A) frontal chest radiograph; (B) tangential clavicular joint radiograph; (C) chest CT plain scan (mediastinal window); (D) chest CT plain scan (pulmonary window); (red arrow pointing at the foreign object).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Components of the SAVN system: (A) the navigator is built on a C-arm machine; (B) laser driving device; (C) data processing module.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Surgical process: (A) foreign object is indicated by SAVN system; (B) foreign body is indicated by laser spot on body surface, which is a green shining spot emphasized by a red circle; (C) foreign body taken out from the carotid sheath; (D) the metal foreign object.
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