Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194, September 2008

Overview of Computer-Assisted Image-Guided Surgery of the Spine

  • Alpesh A. Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Alpesh A. Patel, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, 590 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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  • Peter G. Whang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University and The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA

The complexity of current spinal surgery techniques and instrumentation has led to the development of image guidance technologies. Image guidance involves a series of components, notably, a system for image acquisition and a computerized system for image processing and user interface. This article reviews the options that currently exist for image guidance in spine surgery and the literature on cliincal applications of image-guided techniques in spine surgery.

Keywords: image-guided surgery, spine surgery, computer-guided surgery, spinal instrumentation

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PII: S1040-7383(08)00048-8

doi:10.1053/j.semss.2008.06.005

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 3 , Pages 186-194, September 2008

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