07 Minimally invasive surgical approaches in orthopaedics

		Advanced computer-assisted tool for image-guided minimally-invasive orthopaedic surgery

The aim of this project is to provide computer-based guidance in minimally invasive orthopaedic surgical procedures. The techniques developed significantly increase accuracy, reduce surgical time, and allow for less invasive interventions. The goals are to develop new tools for minimally invasive orthopaedic computer-aided surgery (CAS) applications. Progress on these topics is expected to have significant impact on the current state of the art in computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery.

Ultrasound-based percutaneous registration

Non-invasive imaging of bones and registration to 3D data

Endoscopy-based navigation

Minimally invasive spine interventions with a tracked endoscope

Fluoro-CT technology (IsoC3D)

Intra-operative imaging and registration to pre-operative CT

Augmented reality for fluoroscopy-based navigation

C-arm based surgical guidance with augmented reality overlays

Fluoroscopy-based rigid registration for minimally invasive surgery

Novel 2D-3D registration methods for enhanced navigation based on fusion of intra-operative 2D projection data and pre-operative 3D CT images

Generalised computational tool for registration

Generic approaches for complex registration processes, such as piecewise-rigid registration of the spine

Bone morphing for knee and hip arthroplasty

Image-free approaches for surgical guidance using statistical shape models

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