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Original Article

Ultrasound Registration of the Bone Surface for Surgical Navigation

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Pages 1-16 | Received 23 May 2002, Accepted 05 Mar 2003, Published online: 06 Jan 2010
 

Abstract

Objective: To allow non-invasive registration of the bone surface for computer-assisted surgery (CAS), this investigation reports the development and evaluation of intraoperative registration using 2D ultrasound (US) images. This approach employs automatic segmentation of the bone surface reflection from US images tagged with the 3D position to enable the application of CAS to minimally invasive procedures.

Methods: The US-based registration method was evaluated in comparison to point-based registration, which is the predominant method in current clinical use. The absolute accuracy of the US-based registration was determined using a phantom pelvis, with fiducial registration providing the ground truth. The relative accuracy was determined by an intraoperative study comparing the US registration to the point-based registration obtained as part of the HipNav™ experimental protocol.

Results: The phantom pelvis study demonstrated equivalent accuracy between point-and US-based registration under in vitro conditions. In the intraoperative study, the US-based registration was sufficiently consistent with the point-based registration to warrant larger-scale clinical trials of this non-invasive registration method.

Conclusion: Ultrasound-based registration eliminates the need for physical contact with the bone surface as in point-based registration. As a result, non-invasive registration could fully unlock the potential of computer-assisted surgery, enabling development of the next generation of minimally invasive surgical procedures.

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