title: Towards intra-operative OCT guidance for automatic head surgery: first experimental results.
abstract: In recent years, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has gained increasing attention not only as an imaging device, but also as a guidance system for surgical interventions. In this contribution, we propose OCT as an external high-accuracy guidance system, and present an experimental setup of an OCT combined with a cutting laser. This setup enables not only in situ monitoring, but also automatic, high-accuracy, three-dimensional navigation and processing. Its applicability is evaluated simulating a robotic assisted surgical intervention, including planning, navigation, and processing. First results demonstrate that OCT is suitable as a guidance system, fulfilling accuracy demands of interventions such as the cochlear implant surgery.
authors: Institute of Mechatronic Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstr. 11a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany. jesus.diazdiaz@imes.uni-hannover.de
authors: Jesús Díaz
authors: JD
authors: Díaz
authors: Institute of Mechatronic Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstr. 11a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Dennis
authors: D
authors: Kundrat
authors: Institute of Mechatronic Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstr. 11a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Kim-Fat
authors: KF
authors: Goh
authors: Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Omid
authors: O
authors: Majdani
authors: Institute of Mechatronic Systems, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Appelstr. 11a, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
authors: Tobias
authors: T
authors: Ortmaier
mesh_terms: D019929:Cochlear Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods