Image guidance in spinal surgery: a critical appraisal and future directions

F Sommer, JL Goldberg, L McGrath… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Image-guided spinal surgery (IGSS) underwent rapid development over the
past decades. The goal of IGSS is to increase patient safety and improve workflow. We …

[HTML][HTML] Augmented Reality to Improve Surgical Workflow in Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion–A Feasibility Study With Case Series

F Sommer, I Hussain, S Kirnaz, JL Goldberg… - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a highly
reproducible procedure for the fusion of spinal segments. We recently introduced the …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and feasibility of augmented reality assistance in minimally invasive and open resection of benign intradural extramedullary tumors

F Sommer, I Hussain, S Kirnaz, J Goldberg… - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Surgical resection of benign intradural extramedullary tumors (BIETs) is effective
for appropriately selected patients. Minimally invasive surgical (MIS) techniques have been …

Advances in surgical treatment for atlantoaxial instability focusing on rheumatoid arthritis: Analysis of a series of 67 patients

MS Lin, CW Huang, HK Tsou, CY Tzeng… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim An estimated 88% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients experience various degrees of
cervical spine involvement. The excessive movement of the atlantoaxial joint, which …

[HTML][HTML] Robotic Assistance in Percutaneous Liver Ablation Therapies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

AKU Rivera, B Seeliger, L Goffin… - Annals of Surgery …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to identify current robotic
assistance systems for percutaneous liver ablations, compare approaches, and determine …

Regularized Kelvinlet Functions to Model Linear Elasticity for Image-to-Physical Registration of the Breast

M Ringel, J Heiselman, W Richey, I Meszoely… - … Conference on Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Image-guided surgery requires fast and accurate registration to align preoperative imaging
and surgical spaces. The breast undergoes large nonrigid deformations during surgery …