Cone beam tomosynthesis fluoroscopy: a new approach to 3D image guidance

Cristian Atria; Lisa Last; Nathan Packard; Frederic Noo

doi:10.1117/12.2293905

13 March 2018 Cone beam tomosynthesis fluoroscopy: a new approach to 3D image guidance

Cristian Atria, Lisa Last, Nathan Packard, Frederic Noo

Proceedings Volume 10576, Medical Imaging 2018: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 105762V (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293905
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2018, Houston, Texas, United States

Abstract

Fluoroscopy is a common image guidance modality used in spine and orthopedic surgery. One benefit of this technology is that it provides real-time images without interrupting the procedure. A major challenge with fluoroscopy is that it provides projection images with no depth information, limiting surgical accuracy in complex procedures like for example in thoracic spine surgery¹ . 3D technologies such as intraoperative Cone Beam CT and surgical navigation solve the surgical accuracy problem but increase cost and impair the surgical workflow, limiting its adoption² . In an attempt to improve surgical accuracy, control costs and simplify the surgical workflow, a new approach to image guidance based on real-time 3D imaging is proposed³ . Fast fluoroscopic acquisitions taken in a circular tomosynthesis geometry are used to provide near real-time 3D updates of the imaged surgical scene. 3D updates are achieved via a model-based reconstruction that makes proficient use of prior information, and instrument tracking is achieved via image processing. This new imaging approach is named Cone Beam Tomosynthesis (CBT) fluoroscopy. A first prototype based on a modified C-arm and with a single rotating source is used to assess the surgical performance of CBT-fluoroscopy. Preliminary results show that CBT-fluoroscopy can achieve near-real-time imaging performance and provide comparable surgical accuracy to fluoroscopy in the use case of pedicle screw placement on phantoms; the limitations of the approach are analyzed and steps to address these limitations are discussed.

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Cristian Atria, Lisa Last, Nathan Packard, and Frederic Noo "Cone beam tomosynthesis fluoroscopy: a new approach to 3D image guidance", Proc. SPIE 10576, Medical Imaging 2018: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 105762V (13 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293905

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