Tracking & Visualization in Image-Guided Interventions
Terry Peters1
1Robarts Research, Canada

Synopsis

In any Image-guided intervention, it is important not only to know where you are with respect to a pre- or intra-operative image, but equally important to be able to display information to the surgeon in an intuitive manner. This presentation outlines state-of-the-art methods for tracking instruments within the surgical field in relation to the patient and their images, as well as visualization systems that provide an intuitive interface between the surgeon and the patient during a procedure.

Tracking systems are required for an image-guided intervention to both track the patient, as well as instruments, during the procedure. Approaches used in image-guided interventions range from optical, and magnetic, to vision-based. This presentation outlines the advantages and limitations of each type of tracking system, and provides examples of where they are used both in correct standard of care, as well as in emerging research application. An equally important component of an image-guided procedure tool-kit, is the visualization technology used to provide and effective user interface that provides the surgeon with an intuitive environment within which to work, without posing cognitive overload problems. Examples discussed include image-guided neurosurgery, cardiac interventions and needle-based approaches in the delivery therapy or anesthesia.

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Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 28 (2020)