Patient-specific interactive software module for virtual preoperative planning and visualization of pedicle screw entry point and trajectories in spine surgery.

Background: Lumbar pedicle screw insertion involves a steep learning curve for novice spine surgeons and requires image guidance or navigation. Small volume centers may be handicapped by the lack of cost-effective user-friendly tools for preoperative planning, guidance, and decision making.Objective...

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Published in:Neurology India Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 1766 - 1771
Main Authors: Muralidharan, Vetrivel, Swaminathan, Ganesh, Devadhas, Devakumar, Joseph, Baylis V
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd Nov/Dec2018
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