Abstract
This paper presents a fluoroscopy servoing algorithm for automatic alignment of a needle using a medical robot during interventional procedures. The goal of this work is to provide physicians with assistance in needle alignment during minimally invasive procedures under fluoroscopy imaging. This may also help reduce radiation exposure for the physician and provide more accurate targeting of internal anatomy. The paper presents the overall concept and describes our implementation along with the initial laboratory results and studies in the interventional suite. The algorithm is based on a single anterior/posterior fluoroscopic image. Future work will be aimed at demonstrating the clinical feasibility of the method.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-165 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 5029 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2003 |
Event | Medical Imaging 2003: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures and Display - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Feb 16 2003 → Feb 18 2003 |
Keywords
- Fluoroscopy servoing
- Medical robotics
- Spinal interventions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering