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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2022

3D ultrasound navigation system for screw insertion in posterior spine surgery: a phantom study.

Andrew Chan, Eric Parent, Jim Mahood, Edmond Lou

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Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A comparison of ultrasound volume navigation, O-arm navigation, and X-ray guidance for screw placement in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a randomized controlled trial.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 · 2024
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  2. [Comparison of screw placement guided by O-arm navigation and ultrasound volume navigation in minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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  3. [Clinical application of percutaneous pedicle screw placement guided by ultrasound volume navigation combined with X-ray fluoroscopy: a prospective randomized controlled study].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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  6. Robot-assisted ultrasound reconstruction for spine surgery: from bench-top to pre-clinical study.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew ChanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, 1098 Research Transition Facility, 8308-114 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2V2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2487-4357
Eric ParentDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, 2-50 Corbett Hall, Edmonton, AB, T6G2G4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3835-0607
Jim MahoodDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, 2D, Walter C Mackenzie Health Sciences Center - 8440 - 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
Edmond LouDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, 1098 Research Transition Facility, 8308-114 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2V2, Canada. elou@ualberta.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7531-8377
University of Alberta · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePosterior spinal fusion surgery is required to correct severe idiopathic scoliosis. The surgery involves insertion of screws which requires high accuracy to prevent neurologic damage to the spinal cord. Although conventional CT navigation can reduce this risk, 3D-ultrasound-based navigation could achieve this without added ionizing radiation and usage of expensive and bulky equipment. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a 3D ultrasound navigation system for posterior spine surgery.

methodsA custom 3D ultrasound (3DUS) with model-to-surface registration algorithm was developed and integrated into a 3D navigation environment. A CT scan of an adolescent spine (T3-T11) was segmented and 3D printed for experiments. A probe with reflective markers was placed in vertebral pedicles 684 times in varying levels, positions in the capture space and orientation of vertebra, and the entrypoint and trajectory accuracies were measured.

resultsAmong 684 probe placements in vertebral levels T3 to T11 in the phantom spine, 95.5% were within 1 mm and 5° of accuracy, with an average accuracy of 0.4 ± 0.4 mm and 2.1 ± 0.9°, requiring 8.8 s to process. Accuracies were statistically significantly affected by vertebral orientation and position in the capture volume, though this was still within the targeted accuracies of 1 mm and 5°.

conclusionThis preliminary ultrasound-based navigation system is accurate and fast enough for guiding placement of pedicle screws into the spine in posterior fusion surgery. The current results are limited to phantom spines, and future study in animal or human cadavers is needed to investigate soft tissue effects on registration accuracy.

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Pedicle ScrewsScoliosisSpinal FusionSurgery, Computer-AssistedAdolescentAnimalsHumansPhantoms, ImagingSpine3D ultrasound (3DUS)Image guidanceImage registrationMotion trackingScoliosis

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