Periscopic Spine Surgery
Abstract
This project is aimed at improving the state of the art of image-guided and minimally invasive procedures by developing a new generation of clinical techniques along with the computer-based hardware and software needed for their implementation. Key research accomplishments for this year are: 1)Received FDA approval to continue the clinical trail for robotically assisted spinal blocks with an additional 80 patients. 2) Demonstrated the feasibility of fluoroscopy serving for automatically positioning a needle driver robot at the skin entry point. 3) Began a%new study of robotically assisted lung biopsy and demonstrated the ability to frame grap BT fluoroscopy images and display them on the robot controller. 4) Gathered skin motion data on four patients during CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery treatments under an IRB-approved protocol. 5) Developed a respiratory motion simulator with two 3 degree of freedom platforms to evaluate CyberKnife treatments which compensate for internal organ motion.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA423123
Entities
People
- Kevin R. Cleary
Organizations
- Georgetown University