Risk assessment methodology for trajectory planning in keyhole neurosurgery using genetic algorithms

I Villanueva‐Naquid… - … Journal of Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Preoperative assessment to find the safest trajectory in keyhole neurosurgery
can reduce post operative complications. Methods: We introduced a novel preoperative risk …

Risk map generation for keyhole neurosurgery using fuzzy logic for trajectory evaluation

A De León-Cuevas, S Tovar-Arriaga… - Neurocomputing, 2017 - Elsevier
Planning safe trajectories in keyhole neurosurgery requires a high level of accuracy in order
to reach small anatomical structures in operations such as biopsies, deep brain stimulation …

A method for planning safe trajectories in image-guided keyhole neurosurgery

RR Shamir, I Tamir, E Dabool, L Joskowicz… - … Image Computing and …, 2010 - Springer
We present a new preoperative planning method for reducing the risk associated with
insertion of straight tools in image-guided keyhole neurosurgery. The method quantifies the …

An intelligent atlas-based planning system for keyhole neurosurgery

P Tirelli, E De Momi, NA Borghese… - International Journal of …, 2009 - air.unimi.it
This study provides an intelligent planner for neurosurgery which is able to:–combine risk
information derived from different atlases (anatomical, vascular, functional and …

Reduced risk trajectory planning in image‐guided keyhole neurosurgery

RR Shamir, L Joskowicz, I Tamir, E Dabool… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The authors present and evaluate a new preoperative planning method and
computer software designed to reduce the risk of candidate trajectories for straight rigid tool …

Trajectory planning for keyhole neurosurgery using fuzzy logic for risk evaluation

ADL Cuevas, S Tovar-Arriaga… - 2015 12th …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Planning safe trajectories in keyhole neurosurgery requires a high level of accuracy in order
to access to small structures either by biopsies, stimulating deep brain and others. We …

Trajectory planning method for reduced patient risk in image-guided neurosurgery: concept and preliminary results

RR Shamir, L Joskowicz, L Antiga… - Medical Imaging …, 2010 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We present a new preoperative planning method to quantify and help reduce the risk
associated with needle and tool insertion trajectories in image-guided keyhole …

The role of automatic computer-aided surgical trajectory planning in improving the expected safety of stereotactic neurosurgery

M Trope, RR Shamir, L Joskowicz, Z Medress… - International journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Minimal invasion computer-assisted neurosurgical procedures with various tool
insertions into the brain may carry hemorrhagic risks and neurological deficits. The goal of …

Straight trajectory planning for keyhole neurosurgery in sheep with automatic brain structures segmentation

A Favaro, A Lad, D Formenti, DD Zani… - … Imaging 2017: Image …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
In a translational neuroscience/neurosurgery perspective, sheep are considered good
candidates to study because of the similarity between their brain and the human one …

A new surgical path planning framework for neurosurgery

M Kurt Pehlivanoğlu, EC Ay, AG Eker… - … Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite using a variety of path‐finding algorithms that use tracts, the most
significant advancement in this study is considering the values of all brain areas by doing …