SURGICAL NAVIGATION PROCESSORS AND SYSTEMS
Disclosed are methods and systems used with surgical navigation systems that enable a user to generate an optimized anatomical dataset for a spine level of interest. The systems and methods allow users to determine a target geometry for a spinal level targeted for spinal surgery. Additionally, the user can project loads across the spinal orthopedic implants and determine a projected subsidence over time.
1 . A processor for use with a surgical navigation system used for spinal surgery wherein the processor is programmed to execute:
receiving an input dataset comprising one or more medical images containing a spinal level of interest and one or more image-derived measurements for each medical image, wherein the one or more image-derived measurements are selected from an alignment measurement, a lordosis measurement, a translation measurement, an angulation measurement, and a disc height measurement;
allowing a user to specify a data presentation by selecting one or more of the image-derived measurements and by further selecting at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value;
identifying a specific image view corresponding to the data presentation wherein an output of an identification process is a reference to an image that corresponds to the user specified data presentation; and
generating comparative data between a current status of the patient wherein the generated comparative data uses a measurement from one or more image captured intra-operatively via the surgical navigation system and the data presentation.
2 . The processor of claim 1 , wherein the image-derived measurement includes measurements that are derivative to the measurements included in the input dataset.
3 . The processor of claim 1 , wherein the comparative data generated includes one or more of a generated image with a template, a generated image without a template, and a generated image compiled from multiple imaging modalities.
4 . A processor for use with a surgical navigation system used for spinal surgery wherein the processor is programmed to execute:
receiving a pre-operative dataset and an inter-operative dataset, wherein each of the pre-operative dataset and inter-operative dataset comprises one or more medical images containing a spine region of interest as well as a dataset of location values associated with a four-point registration of each vertebral body visible within the spine region of interest;
allowing a user of the surgical navigation system to specify an input dataset for each vertebral body pair within the spine region of interest; and
rendering a block diagram of a spine, by using the four-point registration dataset from the input dataset selected by the user.
5 . A machine readable medium containing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving an input dataset comprising one or more medical images containing a spinal level of interest and one or more image-derived measurements for each medical image, wherein the one or more image-derived measurements are selected from an alignment measurement, a lordosis measurement, a translation measurement, an angulation measurement, and a disc height measurement;
allowing a user to specify a data presentation by selecting one or more of the image-derived measurements and by further selecting at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value;
identifying a specific image view corresponding to the data presentation wherein an output of an identification process is a reference to an image that corresponds to the user specified data presentation; and
generating comparative data between a current status of the patient wherein the generated comparative data uses a measurement from one or more image captured intra-operatively via the surgical navigation system and the data presentation.
6 . The machine readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the image-derived measurement includes measurements that are derivative to the measurements included in the input dataset.
7 . The machine readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the comparative data generated includes one or more of a generated image with a template, a generated image without a template, and a generated image compiled from multiple imaging modalities.
8 . A machine readable medium containing instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving a pre-operative dataset and an inter-operative dataset, wherein each of the pre-operative dataset and inter-operative dataset comprises one or more medical images containing a spine region of interest as well as a dataset of location values associated with a four-point registration of each vertebral body visible within the spine region of interest;
allowing a user of the surgical navigation system to specify an input dataset for each vertebral body pair within the spine region of interest; and
rendering a block diagram of a spine, by using the four-point registration dataset from the input dataset selected by the user.
9 . A product comprising one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause an experience management system to:
receive an input dataset comprising one or more medical images containing a spinal level of interest and one or more image-derived measurements for each medical image, wherein the one or more image-derived measurements are selected from an alignment measurement, a lordosis measurement, a translation measurement, an angulation measurement, and a disc height measurement;
allow a user to specify a data presentation by selecting one or more of the image-derived measurements and by further selecting at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value;
identify a specific image view corresponding to the data presentation wherein an output of an identification process is a reference to an image that corresponds to the user specified data presentation; and
generate comparative data between a current status of the patient wherein the generated comparative data uses a measurement from one or more image captured intra-operatively via the surgical navigation system and the data presentation.
10 . The product of claim 9 , wherein the image-derived measurement includes measurements that are derivative to the measurements included in the input dataset.
11 . The product of claim 9 , wherein the comparative data generated includes one or more of a generated image with a template, a generated image without a template, and a generated image compiled from multiple imaging modalities.