SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT USING MEDICAL IMAGES

摘要

A system and method for simulating the reconstructive surgery of a cruciate ligament using medical images are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor, the processor is configured to acquire a first image of a knee region of a subject, and a 3D model including the knee region, identify the locations of reference points, on the 3D model, acquire a second image corresponding to the changes in the movement of the knee region, and track changes in the locations of the reference points using the acquired second image, and simulate changes in the length of a virtual ligament attributable to the changes in the movement of the knee region based on the tracked changes in the locations of the reference points and the location of the insertion of the virtual ligament received from a user.