A Method for Computing General Sacroiliac Screw Corridors Based on CT Scans of the Pelvis.

Sacroiliac (SI) joint dislocations and sacral fractures of the pelvis can be stabilized by SI screws; however, screw insertion into a sacral isthmus region is risky for the adjacent neurovascular structures. Therefore, shape analyses of general SI screw corridors or safety zones are of great surgica...

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Publicado en:Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 665 - 672
Autores principales: Noser, Hansrudi, Radetzki, Florian, Stock, Karsten, Mendel, Thomas
Formato: computer program diagnostic images pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2011
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          Noser, Hansrudi
          Radetzki, Florian
          Stock, Karsten
          Mendel, Thomas
        affil: AO Research Institute Davos, AO Foundation, Clavadelerstrasse 8 7270 Davos-Platz Switzerland
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          Sacroiliac Joint Pathology
          Dislocations
          Orthopedic Fixation Devices
          Tomography, X-Ray Computed
          Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
          Pelvis
          Algorithms
          Image Processing, Computer Assisted
          Software Design
      ab: Sacroiliac (SI) joint dislocations and sacral fractures of the pelvis can be stabilized by SI screws; however, screw insertion into a sacral isthmus region is risky for the adjacent neurovascular structures. Therefore, shape analyses of general SI screw corridors or safety zones are of great surgical interest; however, before such analyses can be conducted, a method for computing 3D models of general SI corridors from routine clinical computed tomography (CT) scans has to be developed. This work describes a method for determining general corridors in pelvic CT data for accurate screw placement into the first sacral body. The method is implemented with the computer language C++. The pelvic CT data are preprocessed before the presented algorithm computes a model of the 3D corridor volume. Additionally, the two most important parameters of the algorithm, the raster step and the virtual SI screw diameter, have been characterized. The result of the work is an algorithm for computing general SI screw corridors and its implementation. Additionally the influences of two important parameters, the raster step and the SI screw diameter, on corridor volume precision and computation time have been quantified for the test sample. We conclude that the method can be used in further corridor shape analyses with a large number of pelvic CT data sets for investigating general SI screw corridors and clinical consequences for the placements of the screws. Implementation of the presented software algorithm could also enhance performance of computer-assisted surgery in the near future.
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