Interactive image-guided neurosurgery

Author

Galloway, Robert L. ; Maciunas, Jr Robert J ; Edwards, Charles A., II

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA

Volume

39

Issue

12

fYear

1992

Firstpage

1226

Lastpage

1231

Abstract

Interactive image-guided (IIG) surgery involves the synchronal display of the tip of a surgical device on preoperative scans. This display allows the surgeon to locate the present surgical position relative to the final site of surgical interest. A technique for IIG surgery based on a 6-degrees-of-freedom articulated arm is presented. Design accuracy for the arm is less than 0.1 mm, and the present implementation has a submillimetric accuracy. The display can show the surgical position on any tomographic image set with simultaneous display on up to three image sets. Laboratory results and clinical applications are discussed.

Keywords

brain; surgery; 6-degrees-of-freedom articulated arm; design accuracy; interactive image-guided neurosurgery; preoperative scans; submillimetric accuracy; synchronal display; tomographic image set; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Brain; Displays; Laboratories; Neurosurgery; Skull; Surgery; Surges; Tomography; Brain; Equipment Design; Humans; Models, Structural; Neurosurgery; Radiography, Interventional; Stereotaxic Techniques; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Tomography, X-Ray Computed;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/10.184698

Filename

184698