Data-Fusion Display System with Volume Rendering of Intraoperatively Scanned CT Images

In this study we have designed and created a data-fusion display that has enabled volumetric MIP image navigation using intraoperative C-arm CT data in the operating room. The 3D volumetric data reflecting a patient’s inner structure is directly displayed on the monitor through video images of the surgical field using a 3D optical tracking system, a ceiling-mounted articulating monitor, and a small size video camera mounted at the back of the monitor. The system performance was validated in an experiment carried out in the operating room.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: MICCAI
• Authors: Mitsuhiro Hayashibe, Naoki Suzuki, Asaki Hattori, Yoshito Otake, Shigeyuki Suzuki, Norio Nakata
• Keywords: Ceiling-mounted Articulating Monitor, Medical Imaging, MICCAI 2005, Operating Room, Volumetric Mip Image