Computed tomography (CT) navigation is a tool that may be used by surgeons to better correlate surgical anatomy with pre-operative CT imaging.

From 1925, he was a leader in postgraduate medical education courses conducted at the British Medical Association (Queensland Branch), and was the doyen of surgical anatomy.

His papers on general pathology, therapeutics and surgical anatomy was also awarded prizes.

Velpeau was a skilled surgeon and renowned for his knowledge of surgical anatomy.

In 1811 he wrote an important treatise on surgical anatomy and some terms he introduced have survived in surgical nomenclature until today.

Soon after qualifying Fergusson began to deliver a portion of the lectures on general anatomy, in association with Knox, and to demonstrate surgical anatomy.

From 1913, he was a professor of surgical anatomy and experimental surgery at the University of Bucharest.

There is another use for the term "Dimple of Venus" in surgical anatomy.

He taught also pathology, surgical anatomy, and operative surgery.

In 1909 he was habilitated for surgical anatomy at Budapest, attaining the title of professor of 1914.