Three-dimensional stereotactic neurosurgical planner/simulator

John W. Snell; Ted R. Jackson; William T. Katz; Ken Hinckley; John C. Goble; Neal F. Kassell M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.207605

27 April 1995 Three-dimensional stereotactic neurosurgical planner/simulator

John W. Snell, Ted R. Jackson, William T. Katz, Ken Hinckley, John C. Goble, Neal F. Kassell M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2431, Medical Imaging 1995: Image Display; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207605
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have designed and implemented a computer-based system for three-dimensional stereotactic planning of minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures. The system integrates rapid acquisition of digital medical images, segmentation, multi-modality registration, and three-dimensional planning capabilities. Emphasis on real-time planning is central to our system: imaging, pre-processing and planning are performed on the morning of surgery in clinically useful times. We have tested the system on procedures such as needle biopsies, depth electrode placements, pallidotomies, thalamotomies and craniectomies for arteriovenous malformations, aneurysms and tumors. We describe in this paper the core algorithms of our system, and discuss issues related to implementation, validation and user acceptance.

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John W. Snell, Ted R. Jackson, William T. Katz, Ken Hinckley, John C. Goble, and Neal F. Kassell M.D. "Three-dimensional stereotactic neurosurgical planner/simulator", Proc. SPIE 2431, Medical Imaging 1995: Image Display, (27 April 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.207605

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