A snapshot into the future of image-guided surgery for renal cancer

doi:10.1016/j.ajur.2022.03.001

Asian Journal of Urology, 2022, 9 (3): 201-203 doi: 10.1016/j.ajur.2022.03.001

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A snapshot into the future of image-guided surgery for renal cancer

Enrico Checcucci^a,b,c,*(

),Daniele Amparore^b,d,Gabriele Volpi^b,Francesco Porpiglia^b

^aDepartment of Surgery, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPOIRCCS, Candiolo, Turin, Italy
^bDepartment of Oncology, Division of Urology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
^cUro-technology and SoMe Working Group of the Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Working Party of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Arnhem, the Netherlands
^dRenal Cancer Working Group of the Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Working Party of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Arnhem, the Netherlands

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