Technical Program

Paper Detail

Paper:	FR-PM-PS3.3
Session:	Image Guided Diagnosis, Surgery and Therapy
Time:	Friday, April 7, 13:30 - 14:50
Presentation:	Poster
Title:	Development of a Research Interface for Image Guided Intervention: Initial Application to Epilepsy Neurosurgery
Authors:	Xenophon Papademetris; Yale University
	Kenneth Vives; Yale University
	Marcello DiStasio; Yale University
	Lawrence H. Staib; Yale University
	Markus Neff; BrainLAB AG
	Sven Flossman; BrainLAB AG
	Nils Frielinghaus; BrainLAB AG
	Hitten Zaveri; Yale University
	Edward Novotny; Yale University
	Hal Blumenfeld; Yale University
	Todd Constable; Yale University
	Hoby Hetherington; Albert Einstein College of Medicine
	Robert Duckrow; Yale University
	Susan Spencer; Yale University
	Dennis Spencer; Yale University
	James Duncan; Yale University
Abstract:	This paper describes the development and application of methods to integrate research image analysis methods and software with a commercial image guided surgery navigation system (the BrainLAB VectorVision Cranial System.) The integration was achieved using a custom designed client/server architecture termed VectorVision Link (VV Link) which extends functionality from the Visualization Toolkit. VV Link enables bi-directional data transfer such as image data sets, visualizations and tool positions in real time. The system was tested in both laboratory experiments and in real epilepsy neurosurgeries with highly promising results.

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