Integration of MRI and ultrasound in surgical navigation for robotic surgery

Jaesung Hong, K. Konishi, H. Nakashima, S. Ieiri, K. Tanoue, M. Nakamuta, M. Hashizume

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Abstract

A surgical navigation system designed for percutaneous abdominal therapies was proposed and evaluated in clinical applications. In addition to segmentation and 3-D display of tumors using MRI, its integration with US can help surgeons deal with instabilities such as respiratory motion and soft tissue shift that are inherent in abdominal surgery. We also included a process to correct the registration error between MRI and US resulting from patient posture change or marker shift. The correction matrix computed by measuring the needle position in the MR and US images is multiplied by the registration matrix. Phantom and animal experiments demonstrated that the proposed method could combine the advantages of both MRI and US. The average insertion accuracy was less than 3 mm, and the time required to determine the optimal insertion path was less than that required under either US or MRI guidance alone. The newly developed system was applied to two patients who underwent PEIT therapy, and its feasibility in clinical applications was verified.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFMBE Proceedings
EditorsSun I. Kim, Tae Suk Suh
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages3052-3055
Number of pages4
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9783540368397
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event10th World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, WC 2006 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 27 Aug 20061 Sep 2006

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Number1
Volume14
ISSN (Print)1680-0737
ISSN (Electronic)1433-9277

Conference

Conference10th World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, WC 2006
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period27/08/061/09/06

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering 2007.

Keywords

  • Image-guided surgery
  • Integration of MRI with US
  • Percutaneous abdominal therapy
  • Surgical navigation

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