title: Image guidance in spine surgery.
abstract: Computer image guidance is one of the most significant recent technologic advancements in the field of spine surgery, because preoperative or intraoperative images can be used for multiplanar, three-dimensional intraoperative navigation. Laboratory and clinical studies have demonstrated that image guidance increases the safety and accuracy of a variety of spinal procedures. This article describes the application of intraoperative image guidance to spinal surgery, with a particular focus on minimal access procedures. Although commonly performed separately, these techniques can work in a complementary fashion. The apparent benefits and limitations of the various image-guided modalities are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, UCLA Medical Center, 74-144 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Langston T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Holly
authors.forename: Kevin T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed