Workshop: The Technical Requirements for Image-Guided Therapy (Focus: Spinal Cord and Spinal Column)

摘要

The general objective of the Workshop was to determine the technical requirements for image-guided procedures in the spinal column, the spinal cord, and paraspinal region. The six Working Groups were: (1) Operative Planning and Surgical Simulators; (2) Intraprocedural Imaging and Endoscopy; (3) Registration and Segmentation; (4) Anatomical and Physiological Modeling; (5) Surgical Instrumentation, Tooling, and Robotics; and (6) Systems Architecture, Integration, and User Interfaces. From the Working Group reports, six summary recommendations have been compiled: (1) The development of clinically useful applications of modeling, segmentation, and registration should be supported; (2) A common and open, standard infrastructure is needed for the next generation of image-guided operating rooms or interventional suites; (3) Application testbeds are needed to ensure clinical relevance, identify potential pitfalls, and facilitate collaboration between technical and clinical personnel; (4) There are specific equipment and instrumentation needs required to advance the field that should be supported. (5) Multidisciplinary training and education is required; and (6) A follow-up spine workshop to assess progress should be held in 2 or 3 years.