A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking
Fluoroscopic guidance is an integral tool in modern orthopaedic surgery often used to track bones and/or bone fragments during a surgical procedure. However, relying upon this intra-operative 2D projective imaging modality for this purpose can challenge a surgeon’s ability to interpret 3D position a...
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| author | Marcus Tatum Andrew Kern Jessica E. Goetz Geb Thomas Donald D. Anderson |
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| description | Fluoroscopic guidance is an integral tool in modern orthopaedic surgery often used to track bones and/or bone fragments during a surgical procedure. However, relying upon this intra-operative 2D projective imaging modality for this purpose can challenge a surgeon’s ability to interpret 3D position and orientation of any but the simplest bony anatomy. A number of object-tracking technologies have been developed to aid surgeons, but they have failed to be generalisable to a wider array of procedures, have required an unrealistic amount of time and effort to implement, or have unacceptably changed the flow of the surgery. This work describes a novel, general-purpose system for markerless, intra-operative bone tracking that seamlessly integrates into a surgical setting. The system uses a unique calibration object placed next to the patient, which provides a common reference for aligning multiple fluoroscopic images. This approach enables robust and expedient 3D object registration from only two semi-orthogonal 2D fluoroscopic images. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2dbf615c4e504b139c58cb83b9840ed92025-02-07T12:05:37ZengTaylor & Francis GroupComputer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization2168-11632168-11712025-12-0113110.1080/21681163.2025.2463327A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment trackingMarcus Tatum0Andrew Kern1Jessica E. Goetz2Geb Thomas3Donald D. Anderson4Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USADepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USADepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USADepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USADepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, USAFluoroscopic guidance is an integral tool in modern orthopaedic surgery often used to track bones and/or bone fragments during a surgical procedure. However, relying upon this intra-operative 2D projective imaging modality for this purpose can challenge a surgeon’s ability to interpret 3D position and orientation of any but the simplest bony anatomy. A number of object-tracking technologies have been developed to aid surgeons, but they have failed to be generalisable to a wider array of procedures, have required an unrealistic amount of time and effort to implement, or have unacceptably changed the flow of the surgery. This work describes a novel, general-purpose system for markerless, intra-operative bone tracking that seamlessly integrates into a surgical setting. The system uses a unique calibration object placed next to the patient, which provides a common reference for aligning multiple fluoroscopic images. This approach enables robust and expedient 3D object registration from only two semi-orthogonal 2D fluoroscopic images.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21681163.2025.24633273D/2D registration3D-2D registrationIntra-operative navigationOrthopedicsmarkerless registration |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Tatum Andrew Kern Jessica E. Goetz Geb Thomas Donald D. Anderson A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization 3D/2D registration 3D-2D registration Intra-operative navigation Orthopedics markerless registration |
| title | A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| title_full | A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| title_fullStr | A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| title_short | A novel system for markerless intra-operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| title_sort | novel system for markerless intra operative bone and bone fragment tracking |
| topic | 3D/2D registration 3D-2D registration Intra-operative navigation Orthopedics markerless registration |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21681163.2025.2463327 |
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