Niral Sheth1, Prasad Vagdargi2, Alejandro Sisniega1, Ali Uneri1, Gregory Osgood3, Jeffrey H Siewerdsen1,2. 1. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 2. Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. 3. Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Abstract
Purpose: Internal fixation of pelvic fractures is a challenging task requiring the placement of instrumentation within complex three-dimensional bone corridors, typically guided by fluoroscopy. We report a system for two- and three-dimensional guidance using a drill-mounted video camera and fiducial markers with evaluation in first preclinical studies. Approach: The system uses a camera affixed to a surgical drill and multimodality (optical and radio-opaque) markers for real-time trajectory visualization in fluoroscopy and/or CT. Improvements to a previously reported prototype include hardware components (mount, camera, and fiducials) and software (including a system for detecting marker perturbation) to address practical requirements necessary for translation to clinical studies. Phantom and cadaver experiments were performed to quantify the accuracy of video-fluoroscopy and video-CT registration, the ability to detect marker perturbation, and the conformance in placing guidewires along realistic pelvic trajectories. The performance was evaluated in terms of geometric accuracy and conformance within bone corridors. Results: The studies demonstrated successful guidewire delivery in a cadaver, with a median entry point error of 1.00 mm (1.56 mm IQR) and median angular error of 1.94 deg (1.23 deg IQR). Such accuracy was sufficient to guide K-wire placement through five of the six trajectories investigated with a strong level of conformance within bone corridors. The sixth case demonstrated a cortical breach due to extrema in the registration error. The system was able to detect marker perturbations and alert the user to potential registration issues. Feasible workflows were identified for orthopedic-trauma scenarios involving emergent cases (with no preoperative imaging) or cases with preoperative CT. Conclusions: A prototype system for guidewire placement was developed providing guidance that is potentially compatible with orthopedic-trauma workflow. First preclinical (cadaver) studies demonstrated accurate guidance of K-wire placement in pelvic bone corridors and the ability to automatically detect perturbations that degrade registration accuracy. The preclinical prototype demonstrated performance and utility supporting translation to clinical studies.
Purpose: Internal fixation of pelvic fractures is a challenging task requiring the placement of instrumentation within complex three-dimensional bone corridors, typically guided by fluoroscopy. We report a system for two- and three-dimensional guidance using a drill-mounted video camera and fiducial markers with evaluation in first preclinical studies. Approach: The system uses a camera affixed to a surgical drill and multimodality (optical and radio-opaque) markers for real-time trajectory visualization in fluoroscopy and/or CT. Improvements to a previously reported prototype include hardware components (mount, camera, and fiducials) and software (including a system for detecting marker perturbation) to address practical requirements necessary for translation to clinical studies. Phantom and cadaver experiments were performed to quantify the accuracy of video-fluoroscopy and video-CT registration, the ability to detect marker perturbation, and the conformance in placing guidewires along realistic pelvic trajectories. The performance was evaluated in terms of geometric accuracy and conformance within bone corridors. Results: The studies demonstrated successful guidewire delivery in a cadaver, with a median entry point error of 1.00 mm (1.56 mm IQR) and median angular error of 1.94 deg (1.23 deg IQR). Such accuracy was sufficient to guide K-wire placement through five of the six trajectories investigated with a strong level of conformance within bone corridors. The sixth case demonstrated a cortical breach due to extrema in the registration error. The system was able to detect marker perturbations and alert the user to potential registration issues. Feasible workflows were identified for orthopedic-trauma scenarios involving emergent cases (with no preoperative imaging) or cases with preoperative CT. Conclusions: A prototype system for guidewire placement was developed providing guidance that is potentially compatible with orthopedic-trauma workflow. First preclinical (cadaver) studies demonstrated accurate guidance of K-wire placement in pelvic bone corridors and the ability to automatically detect perturbations that degrade registration accuracy. The preclinical prototype demonstrated performance and utility supporting translation to clinical studies.
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