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2018

Closing the Calibration Loop: An Inside-Out-Tracking Paradigm for Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Surgery


Abstract

In percutaneous orthopedic interventions the surgeon attempts to reduce and fixate fractures in bony structures. The complexity of these interventions arises when the surgeon performs the challenging task of navigating surgical tools percutaneously only under the guidance of 2D interventional X-ray imaging. Moreover, the intra-operatively acquired data is only visualized indirectly on external displays. In this work, we propose a flexible Augmented Reality (AR) paradigm using optical see-through head mounted displays. The key technical contribution of this work includes the marker-less and dynamic tracking concept which closes the calibration loop between patient, C-arm and the surgeon. This calibration is enabled using Simultaneous Localization and Mapping of the environment, i.e. the operating theater. In return, the proposed solution provides in situ visualization of pre- and intra-operative 3D medical data directly at the surgical site. We demonstrate pre-clinical evaluation of a prototype system, and report errors for calibration and target registration. Finally, we demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed inside-out tracking system in achieving “bull’s eye” view for C-arm-guided punctures. This AR solution provides an intuitive visualization of the anatomy and can simplify the hand-eye coordination for the orthopedic surgeon.

Citation

@incollectionHajek_2018 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00937-3_35 url: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00937-3_35 year: 2018 publisher: Springer International Publishing pages: 299--306 author: Hajek Jonas and Unberath Mathias and Fotouhi Javad and Bier Bastian and Lee Sing Chun and Osgood Greg and Maier Andreas and Armand Mehran and Navab Nassir title: Closing the Calibration Loop: An Inside-Out-Tracking Paradigm for Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Surgery booktitle: Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention \textendash MICCAI 2018

Citation

@incollectionHajek_2018 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-00937-3_35 url: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00937-3_35 year: 2018 publisher: Springer International Publishing pages: 299--306 author: Hajek Jonas and Unberath Mathias and Fotouhi Javad and Bier Bastian and Lee Sing Chun and Osgood Greg and Maier Andreas and Armand Mehran and Navab Nassir title: Closing the Calibration Loop: An Inside-Out-Tracking Paradigm for Augmented Reality in Orthopedic Surgery booktitle: Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention \textendash MICCAI 2018