Transorbital endoscopic image guidance

Area of Science:

• Ophthalmology
• Medical Imaging
• Surgical Navigation

Background:

• Endoscopic orbital procedures face challenges due to difficulties in differentiating orbital structures.
• Real-time image guidance can potentially improve surgical outcomes by providing surgeons with spatial tracking information.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the feasibility of image-guided endoscopic orbital procedures.
• To characterize fiducial localization errors of magnetic trackers.
• To determine optimal fiducial placement for minimizing tracking reference error (TRE) at the optic nerve junction.

Main Methods:

• Characterizing random and spatial fiducial localization error of a magnetic tracker.
• Evaluating fiducial placement strategies to minimize TRE.
• Validating the use of magnetic trackers for transorbital endoscopic image guidance.

Main Results:

• The study will characterize magnetic tracker performance.
• Optimal fiducial placement will be identified to enhance accuracy.
• The system's utility for transorbital endoscopic image guidance will be demonstrated.

Conclusions:

• Image-guided endoscopic orbital surgery is feasible.
• Magnetic trackers offer a viable solution for real-time spatial tracking.
• This technology has the potential to improve the precision and safety of orbital procedures.