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ReviewFrontiers in surgery2021

Machine Vision Navigation in Spine Surgery.

Iain H Kalfas

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Review in Frontiers in surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Enabling Technologies for Pedicle Screw Placement in Pediatric Spine Surgery.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2026
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  9. Acquiring submillimeter-accurate multi-task vision datasets for computer-assisted orthopedic surgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025
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  13. The machine-vision image guided surgery system reduces fluoroscopy time, ionizing radiation and intraoperative blood loss in posterior spinal fusion for scoliosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  14. Technical evolution of pediatric neurosurgery: the evolution of intraoperative imaging.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Iain H KalfasCleveland Clinic, Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advancements in computing and digital localizer technologies has led to the evolving clinical application of image-guided technology for the surgical management of spinal disorders. Image-guided spinal navigation addresses the limitations of fluoroscopy and improves the accurate placement of fixation screws. Several navigation platforms are currently available, each having its own unique advantages and disadvantages. The most recent spinal navigation system developed utilizes machine vision structured light imaging which creates a precise and detailed three-dimensional image of the exposed surface anatomy and co-registers it to a pre-operatively or intra-operatively acquired image. This system improves upon the intraoperative workflow and efficiency of the navigation process. With the continued advancements in machine vision, there is a potential for clinical applications that extend beyond surgical navigation. These applications include reducing the potential for wrong level spine surgery and providing for real-time tracking of spinal deformity correction. As the adoption and clinical experience with navigation continues to expand and evolve, the technology that enables navigation also continues to evolve.

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computer-assisted surgeryimage-guided surgeryinnovationnew technologypedicle screwsspinal navigationspine surgery

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PMID33738298
PMCPMC7960759

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