VISUALIZING SURGICAL TRAJECTORIES

A method and system are provided for visualizing a surgical path (31, 41, 51) for a surgical tool. The method comprises a step of receiving (21) anatomical information (14) about a position of at least one anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35) in a region to undergo surgery, geometric information (1...

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Main Authors KOUDIJS, JOHANNES, CORNELIS, SCHULZ, HEINRICH, MARTENS, HUBERT, CECILE, FRANCOIS, KLEIBEUKER, JOHAN, GERARD, BERGTHOLDT, MARTIN, BLOEM, GERRIT-JAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 23.05.2012
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A method and system are provided for visualizing a surgical path (31, 41, 51) for a surgical tool. The method comprises a step of receiving (21) anatomical information (14) about a position of at least one anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35) in a region to undergo surgery, geometric information (15) describing the surgical path (31, 41, 51) and at least one safety margin defining a minimal distance between the surgical tool and the anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35). The method further comprises defining (23) a critical segment (43, 44, 45) of the surgical path (31, 41, 51), in which critical segment (43, 44, 45) a distance to the anatomical structure (32, 33, 34, 35) is smaller than the safety margin. Then a graphical representation (30, 40, 50) of the surgical path (31, 41, 51) is provided (24), wherein the critical segment (43, 44, 45) is highlighted.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100740367