Computer assisted identification of appropriate anatomical structure for medical device placement during a surgical procedure

Abstract

A method for computer assisted identification of appropriate anatomical structure for placement of a medical device, comprising: receiving a 3D scan volume comprising set of medical scan images of a region of an anatomical structure where the medical device is to be placed; automatically processing the set of medical scan images to perform automatic segmentation of the anatomical structure; automatically determining a subsection of the 3D scan volume as a 3D ROI by combining the raw medical scan images and the obtained segmentation data; automatically processing the ROI to determine the preferred 3D position and orientation of the medical device to be placed with respect to the anatomical structure by identifying landmarks within the anatomical structure with a pre-trained prediction neural network; automatically determining the preferred 3D position and orientation of the medical device to be placed with respect to the 3D scan volume of the anatomical structure.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 537,645, filed Aug. 12, 2019, entitled “Computer Assisted Identification of Appropriate Anatomical Structure for Medical Device Placement During a Surgical Procedure,” the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.[0002]U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16 / 537,645 claims priority to and the benefit of EP Patent Application No. 18188557.5, filed Aug. 10, 2018, entitled “Computer Assisted Identification of Appropriate Anatomical Structure for Medical Device Placement During a Surgical Procedure.”TECHNICAL FIELD[0003]The invention relates to computer assisted surgical navigation systems, in particular to a system and method for identifying appropriate anatomical structure for placement of a medical device, such as instrumentation or implant, during a surgical procedure, in particular related to neurological and general surgery procedures.BACKGROUND[0004]Im...

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