[Fusion of MRI, fMRI and intraoperative MRI data. Methods and clinical significance exemplified by neurosurgical interventions]. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The aim of this work was to realize and clinically evaluate an image fusion platform for the integration of preoperative MRI and fMRI data into the intraoperative images of an interventional MRI system with a focus on neurosurgical procedures. A vertically open 0.5 T MRI scanner was equipped with a dedicated navigation system enabling the registration of additional imaging modalities (MRI, fMRI, CT) with the intraoperatively acquired data sets. These merged image data served as the basis for interventional planning and multimodal navigation. So far, the system has been used in 70 neurosurgical interventions (13 of which involved image data fusion--requiring 15 minutes extra time). The augmented navigation system is characterized by a higher frame rate and a higher image quality as compared to the system-integrated navigation based on continuously acquired (near) real time images. Patient movement and tissue shifts can be immediately detected by monitoring the morphological differences between both navigation scenes. The multimodal image fusion allowed a refined navigation planning especially for the resection of deeply seated brain lesions or pathologies close to eloquent areas. Augmented intraoperative orientation and instrument guidance improve the safety and accuracy of neurosurgical interventions.

publication date

  • November 1, 2001

Research

keywords

  • Brain Neoplasms
  • Computer Systems
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0035202783

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1007/s001170170036

PubMed ID

  • 11765541

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 41

issue

  • 11