Development of an Intra-operative Navigation System Using an Optical Tracking System.
- Author:
Jin Sup YEOM
1
;
Ha Yong KIM
;
Won Sik CHOY
;
Whoan Jeang KIM
;
Yeong Ho KIM
;
Hyung Min KIM
;
Dong Hyun SEO
;
Seok LEE
;
Jae Bum LEE
;
Nam Kug KIM
;
Cheol Yaung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Eulji University, Daejon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intraoperative navigation system;
Optical tracking system;
Accuracy;
Error
- MeSH:
Microcomputers;
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
- From:Journal of Korean Orthopaedic Research Society
2002;5(2):110-117
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to develop an intraoperative navigation system as the first step toward image-guided surgery and robotic surgery, and to evaluate its accuracy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The navigation system was composed of an optical tracking system (Polaris, Northern Digital) and a personal computer. The registration error and target localization error of fiducial registration and surface registration were measured using a phantom. Each of the errors was measured 30 times, and the average values and the standard deviations were calculated. RESULTS: The registration error was 0.84 +/- 0.28 mm at fiducial registration and 0.81 +/- 0.21 mm at surface registration. The target localization error was 1.54 +/- 0.34 mm at fiducial registration and 1.46 +/- 0.32 mm at surface registration. CONCLUSION: We have developed an intraoperative navigation system using an optical tracker, and could assure ourselves that its accuracy is adequate for many orthopaedic surgeries. However, it still requires improvement in the accuracy and development of specific software and instruments for various operations.
