Hybrid navigation interface for orthopedic and trauma surgery

  • Authors:
  • Joerg Traub;Philipp Stefan;Sandro Michael Heining;Tobias Sielhorst;Christian Riquarts;Ekkehard Euler;Nassir Navab

  • Affiliations:
  • Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP), TU Munich, Germany;Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP), TU Munich, Germany;Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik – Innenstadt, LMU Munich, Germany;Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP), TU Munich, Germany;Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik – Innenstadt, LMU Munich, Germany;Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik – Innenstadt, LMU Munich, Germany;Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures (CAMP), TU Munich, Germany

  • Venue:
  • MICCAI'06 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention - Volume Part I
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Several visualization methods for intraoperative navigation systems were proposed in the past. In standard slice based navigation, three dimensional imaging data is visualized on a two dimensional user interface in the surgery room. Another technology is the in-situ visualization i.e. the superimposition of imaging data directly into the view of the surgeon, spatially registered with the patient. Thus, the three dimensional information is represented on a three dimensional interface. We created a hybrid navigation interface combining an augmented reality visualization system, which is based on a stereoscopic head mounted display, with a standard two dimensional navigation interface. Using an experimental setup, trauma surgeons performed a drilling task using the standard slice based navigation system, different visualization modes of an augmented reality system, and the combination of both. The integration of a standard slice based navigation interface into an augmented reality visualization overcomes the shortcomings of both systems.