Open AccessProposal for the Fusion of Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Images for Image Shift Correction in Craniomaxillofacial Soft Tissue Surgery
Author(s) -
Chengshuai Yang,
Yong Zhang,
Jinyang Wu,
Shilei Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of craniofacial surgery/the journal of craniofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1536-3732
pISSN - 1049-2275
DOI - 10.1097/scs.0000000000007710
Subject(s) - medicine , soft tissue , computed tomography , image fusion , radiology , ultrasound , computer vision , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics) , computer science
Surgical navigation has greatly improved the accuracy of craniomaxillofacial bone surgery and is widely used in the clinic. However, during surgery, craniomaxillofacial soft tissue is always deformed due to traction and compression, which leads to intraoperative image drift. This, in turn, impacts navigation accuracy. In order to improve navigation accuracy, this technical note presents a preliminary proposal for fusion imaging technology, which combines ultrasound and computed tomography to address navigational image drift in craniomaxillofacial soft tissue surgery.