Problems and challenges of image-guided neurosurgical navigation and intervention

Jacques G. Verly*, Martin Kavec, Lara M. Vigneron, Christophe Phillips, Romain Boman, Vincent Libertiaux, Jean Philippe Ponthot, Serge Cescotto, Pierre Robe, Didier Martin, David Wikler, Marc Levivier, Jacques Brotchi

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Abstract

Interventional MRI scanners now allow neurosurgeons to make images through-out the course of surgery. While these machines are still relatively rare today, they are bound to become a key instrument in the operating theatres of major medical centers. The successful use of such machines requires close collaboration between surgeons and engineers. This presentation describes the problem of neurosurgical navigation and discusses some of its algorithmic challenges, such as the joint use of multiple imaging modalities (CT, MRI, PET, etc), image registration, field-artifact removal, multi-modality image segmentation, biomechanical models of the brain, finite-element models (FEM) for tracking tissue deformation, and a generalization of FEM, known as XFEM, to handle the cuts, retractions, and resections occuring during surgery.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer and Information Sciences - ISCIS 2006
Subtitle of host publication21th International Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages35
Number of pages1
ISBN (Print)3540472428, 9783540472421
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
EventISCIS 2006: 21th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 1 Nov 20063 Nov 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4263 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

ConferenceISCIS 2006: 21th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period1/11/063/11/06

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