Intraoperative surgical instrument guidance for spinal screw placement procedures using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy

Akash Swamy, Gustav Burström, Jarich W. Spliethoff, Drazenko Babic, Christian Reich, Joanneke Groen, Stefan Ruschke, John M. Racadio, Erik Edström, Adrian Elmi Terander, Jenny Dankelman, Benno Hendriks

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Abstract

Safe and accurate placement of spinal screws remains a critical step during open and minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. We investigated the application of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) for real-time instrument guidance during a spinal screw placement procedure. A custom-built screw probe with integrated optical fibers was inserted into a vertebra under image guidance in an ex vivo human setting. We found that fat content derived from the spectra gradually changed as the probe approached the cortical bone boundary. The results indicate that DRS integrated into surgical instruments has the potential to improve the safety and accuracy of spinal screw placement procedures.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
EventSPIE BiOS: Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVIII - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 1 Feb 20206 Feb 2020

Conference

ConferenceSPIE BiOS: Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVIII
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period1/02/206/02/20

Bibliographical note

Proceedings Volume 11229, Advanced Biomedical and Clinical Diagnostic and Surgical Guidance Systems XVIII; 112290T (2020)
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