Freehand Stereotactic Image-Guidance Tailored to Neurotologic Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Hypothesis: The use of freehand stereotactic image-guidance with a target registration error (TRE) of μ_TRE + 3σ_TRE < 0.5 mm for navigating surgical instruments during neurotologic surgery is safe and useful. Background: Neurotologic microsurgery requires work at the limits of human visual and tactile capabilities. Anatomy localization comes at the expense of invasiveness caused by exposing structures and using them as orientation landmarks. In the absence of more-precise and less-invasive anatomy localization alternatives, surgery poses considerable risks of iatrogenic injury and sub-optimal treatment. There exists an unmet clinical need for an accurate, precise, and minimally-invasive means for anatomy localization and instrument navigation during neuro

SUBMITTER: Schneider D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8529212 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature