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Augmenting Microsoft's HoloLens with vuforia tracking for neuronavigation.

Taylor Frantz1,2, Bart Jansen1,2, Johnny Duerinck3

  • 1Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO), Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.

Healthcare Technology Letters
|November 23, 2018
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Microsoft HoloLens tracking is improved using Vuforia SDK for medical navigation. This integration enhances hologram stability and localization accuracy, overcoming previous limitations for clinical applications.

Area of Science:

  • Medical technology
  • Computer vision
  • Augmented reality

Background:

  • Microsoft HoloLens faces challenges in medical applications due to tracking data access and localization errors.
  • These limitations hinder its use in precise medical procedures and quantification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To augment Microsoft HoloLens with the Vuforia SDK for improved spatial stability of holograms.
  • To enable neuronavigational applications by integrating RGB camera data for enhanced tracking.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of the Vuforia image processing SDK with Microsoft HoloLens.
  • Utilizing data from the HoloLens's front-facing RGB camera for continuous tracking.
  • Quantifying hologram registration drift and surface point localization accuracy.
Keywords:
Microsoft HoloLens augmentationaugmenting hologram stabilitycamerascontinuous camera trackingfront-facing RGB camerahigh-localisation errorhologram registrationholographyimage registrationmean perceived driftmedical image processingminimal quantificationneuronavigationobject trackingproprietary image processing SDK Vuforiasize 1.41 mmspatially stable hologramssurface point localisation accuracytracking datatypical HoloLens deploymentvuforia tracking

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Main Results:

  • Achieved a mean perceived hologram drift of 1.41 mm.
  • Attained a mean sub 2-mm surface point localization accuracy of 53%.
  • Demonstrated significant improvements (34% and 68%) compared to standard HoloLens deployment.

Conclusions:

  • Augmenting HoloLens with Vuforia SDK substantially enhances hologram stability and localization accuracy.
  • This advancement is crucial for reliable neuronavigational use in medicine.
  • Represents a novel, quantified approach to improving augmented reality stability in clinical settings.