Knowledge mapping of application of image-guided surgery in prostate cancer: a bibliometric analysis (2013-2023).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Image-guided surgery (IGS) refers to surgery navigated by medical imaging technology, helping doctors better clarify tumor boundaries, identify metastatic lymph nodes and preserve surrounding healthy tissue function. Recent studies have provided expectable momentum of the application of IGS in prostate cancer (PCa). The authors aim to comprehensively construct a bibliometric analysis of the application of IGS in PCa.

Method

The authors searched publications related to application of IGS in PCa from 2013 to 2023 on the web of science core collection (WoSCC) databases. VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R package 'bibliometrix' were used for bibliometric analysis.

Results

Two thousand three eighty-nine articles from 75 countries and 2883 institutions led by the United

SUBMITTER: Zeng N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11093506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature