Augmented reality navigation for minimally invasive craniosynostosis surgery: a phantom study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In minimally invasive spring-assisted craniectomy, surgeons plan the surgery by manually locating the cranial sutures. However, this approach is prone to error. Augmented reality (AR) could be used to visualize the cranial sutures and assist in the surgery planning. The purpose of our work is to develop an AR-based system to visualize cranial sutures, and to assess the accuracy and usability of using AR-based navigation for surgical guidance in minimally invasive spring-assisted craniectomy.

Methods

An AR system was developed that consists of an electromagnetic tracking system linked with a Microsoft HoloLens. The system was used to conduct a study with two skull phantoms. For each phantom, five sutures were annotated and visualized on the skull surface. Twelve parti

SUBMITTER: Thabit A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307543 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature