Automatic determination of pedicle screw size, length, and trajectory from patient data

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 II, Issue , 2004, Pages 1487-1490

  Wicker, Ryan ^a   Tedla, Buz ^a  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Image guided targeting or placement; Optimum pedicle screw size, length, and trajectory; Pedicle screw insertion; Spinal fixation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEUROLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

IMAGE-GUIDED TARGETING OR PLACEMENT; LENGTH, AND TRAJECTORY; OPTIMUM PEDICLE SCREW SIZE; PATIENT DATA; PEDICLE SCREW INSERTION; SPINAL FIXATION;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 11144289581     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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