Image fusion for intraoperative control of axis in long bone fracture treatment

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 555-561

  Messmer, Peter ^a,b   Matthews, Felix ^a,b   Wullschleger, Christoph ^b   Hügli, Rolf ^b   Regazzoni, Pietro ^b   Jacob, Augustinus L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer assisted orthopedic surgery; Fluoroscopy; Image fusion; New technology

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EVALUATION; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LONG BONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33846594269     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-006-5159-5     Document Type: Article

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