title: [Development of automatic navigation measuring system using template-matching software in image guided neurosurgery].
abstract: An image-guided neurosurgery and neuronavigation system based on magnetic resonance imaging has been used as an indispensable tool for resection of brain tumors. Therefore, accuracy of the neuronavigation system, provided by periodic quality assurance (QA), is essential for image-guided neurosurgery. Two types of accuracy index, fiducial registration error (FRE) and target registration error (TRE), have been used to evaluate navigation accuracy. FRE shows navigation accuracy on points that have been registered. On the other hand, TRE shows navigation accuracy on points such as tumor, skin, and fiducial markers. This study shows that TRE is more reliable than FRE. However, calculation of TRE is a time-consuming, subjective task. Software for QA was developed to compute TRE. This software calculates TRE automatically by an image processing technique, such as automatic template matching. TRE was calculated by the software and compared with the results obtained by manual calculation. Using the software made it possible to achieve a reliable QA system.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya University.
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Masazumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuzaka
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*