Reconstruction and positional accuracy of 3D ultrasound on vertebral phantoms for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis spinal surgery.

Andrew Chan Eric C Parent Edmond H M Lou

Published in: International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery (2018)

The accuracy of the developed 3D ultrasound system meets the 1 mm and 5° requirements of spinal surgery from this study. Further repeatability studies and evaluation on vertebrae are needed to validate the system for surgical use.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging
surgical site infection
bone mineral density
contrast enhanced ultrasound
computed tomography
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary intervention
body composition