Image-Guided Therapy

**Semantic type:** Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure

**Definition:** The use of imaging techniques to provide the basis for therapy, e.g., enabling surgeons to visualize internal structures through an automated overlay of 3D reconstructions of internal anatomy on top of live video views of a patient. Also used for guidance of biopsy needles.

**Synonyms:** - Image Guided Therapy - Imaging Guided Therapy