title: An augmented reality system for image-guided surgery.
abstract: The introduced new developed navigation system is a High Intensity Approach Light System for augmented reality in image-guided surgery. The surgeon follows the projected approach lights with his ordinary surgical instruments. Thus, tracked instruments are not necessary with this system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Germany. Ruediger_Marmulla@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marmulla
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mühling
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eggers
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008027:Light; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface