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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
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Ultrasound-guided real-time spinal motion visualization for spinal instability assessment.

Feng Li1,2, Yuan Bi3,4, Tianyu Song3,4

  • 1Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. feng.li@tum.de.

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
|April 17, 2026
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This study introduces a novel robotic ultrasound system for real-time 3D spinal motion visualization. This radiation-reduced method offers a promising alternative for diagnosing spinal instability.

Area of Science:

  • Medical imaging
  • Biomechanical engineering
  • Spinal diagnostics

Background:

  • Spinal instability significantly impacts patient quality of life, causing pain and mobility issues.
  • Current diagnostic methods like dynamic X-ray provide limited 2D motion data.
  • 3D imaging techniques (CT, CBCT) are not suitable for capturing dynamic spinal motion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a system for real-time 3D spinal motion visualization.
  • To minimize radiation exposure during spinal motion assessment.
  • To provide a viable alternative to dynamic X-ray imaging for spinal instability diagnosis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ultrasound as an auxiliary 3D imaging modality.
  • Registered ultrasound volumes to preoperative cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) data.
Keywords:
CBCTRobotic ultrasoundSpinal instability

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  • Employed a kinematic model and iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm for registration.
  • Developed a real-time ultrasound motion tracking system for continuous 3D motion estimation.

    • Main Results:

    • Evaluated the system on a 3D-printed lumbar spine phantom.
    • Achieved a mean registration error of 1.941 ± 0.199 mm.
    • Demonstrated a median interpolated spinal motion error of 2.01 ± 0.309 mm.

    Conclusions:

    • The robotic ultrasound framework enables radiation-reduced, real-time 3D spinal motion visualization.
    • This technology presents a promising advancement over conventional dynamic X-ray imaging.
    • Offers a new approach for assessing spinal instability with enhanced 3D motion data.