On-line monitoring and control algorithm for brain tissue deformation during non-invasive surgery

• Main Author: Chandrasekar Saranya.
• Other Authors: Sunita Chauhan
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/53608
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The image-guided neurosurgery has revolutionized conventional surgical techniques by assisting surgeons to locate the target using 3D images as their source for surgery. This technology aids in shortening the surgery time, reducing the incision size which can lead to faster recovery. It’s always been a tricky task as brain is made up of soft tissue which deforms/dislocates easily during surgery. Moreover, it’s a challenging work for intra- modality registration to decrease the computational time which is normally prevailing in minutes which leads to opening of the skull and do surgery manually. Time constraints during surgery limit the intra-operative image registration, hence accurate registration is necessary.