Can coffee improve image guidance?

Raul Wirz; Ray A. Lathrop; Isuru S. Godage; Jessica Burgner-Kahrs; Paul T. Russell III; Robert J. Webster III

doi:10.1117/12.2082965

18 March 2015 Can coffee improve image guidance?

Raul Wirz, Ray A. Lathrop, Isuru S. Godage, Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, Paul T. Russell III, Robert J. Webster III

Proceedings Volume 9415, Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling; 941513 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082965
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2015, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Anecdotally, surgeons sometimes observe large errors when using image guidance in endonasal surgery. We hypothesize that one contributing factor is the possibility that operating room personnel might accidentally bump the optically tracked rigid body attached to the patient after registration has been performed. In this paper we explore the registration error at the skull base that can be induced by simulated bumping of the rigid body, and find that large errors can occur when simulated bumps are applied to the rigid body. To address this, we propose a new fixation method for the rigid body based on granular jamming (i.e. using particles like ground coffee). Our results show that our granular jamming fixation prototype reduces registration error by 28%-68% (depending on bump direction) in comparison to a standard Brainlab reference headband.

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Raul Wirz, Ray A. Lathrop, Isuru S. Godage, Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, Paul T. Russell III, and Robert J. Webster III "Can coffee improve image guidance?", Proc. SPIE 9415, Medical Imaging 2015: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling, 941513 (18 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082965

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