The accuracy of pedicle screw placement using intraoperative image guidance systems: A systematic review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 196-203

  Mason, Alexander ^a,b   Paulsen, Renee ^a   Babuska, Jason M ^a   Rajpal, Sharad ^b   Burneikiene, Sigita ^a,b   Nelson, E Lee ^a,b   Villavicencio, Alan T ^a,b  

^a Justin Parker Neurological Institute   (United States)

^b Boulder Neurosurgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluoroscopy; Image guided surgery; Iso C; Navigation; O arm; Pedicle screw; Technique

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CERVICAL SPINE; DATA BASE; DEVICE SAFETY; FLUOROSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MORPHOLOGY; PEDICLE SCREW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACIC SPINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BONE SCREWS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84893337997     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.11.SPINE13413     Document Type: Review

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