Augmented reality navigation for minimally invasive craniosynostosis surgery: a phantom study.
Abdullah ThabitMohamed BenmahdjoubMarie-Lise C van VeelenWiro J NiessenEppo B WolviusTheo van WalsumPublished in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2022)
The developed AR-system has good accuracy (average 2.4 mm distance) and could be used in the OR. The system can assist in the pre-planning of minimally invasive craniosynostosis surgeries to locate cranial sutures accurately instead of the traditional approach of manual palpation. Although the conducted phantom study was designed to closely reflect the clinical setup in the OR, further clinical validation of the developed system is needed and will be addressed in a future work.