From medical image computing to computer-aided intervention: development of a research interface for image-guided navigation.

Autor: Papademetris X; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8043, USA. xenophon.papademetris@yale.edu, DeLorenzo C, Flossmann S, Neff M, Vives KP, Spencer DD, Staib LH, Duncan JS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS [Int J Med Robot] 2009 Jun; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 147-57.
DOI: 10.1002/rcs.241
Abstrakt: Background: This paper describes the development and application of a research interface to integrate research image analysis software with a commercial image-guided surgery navigation system. This interface enables bi-directional transfer of data such as images, visualizations and tool positions in real time.
Methods: We describe both the design and the application programming interface of the research interface, as well as showing the function of an example client program. The resulting interface provides a practical and versatile link for bringing image analysis research techniques into the operating room (OR).
Results: We present examples from the successful use of this research interface in both phantom experiments and real neurosurgeries. In particular, we demonstrate that the integrated dual-computer system achieves tool-tracking performance that is comparable to the more typical single-computer scenario.
Conclusions: Network interfaces for this type are viable solutions for the integration of commercial image-guided navigation systems and research software.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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