Background Patient radiation exposure associated with the use of computed tomography
(CT) navigation during spinal surgeries was widely compared with other intraoperative …

OBJECTIVE: Radiation exposure represents significant risk to both operating room health
care workers and their patients. The commonplace surgical implantation of spinal …

Abstract Background Context Imaging modalities used to visualize spinal anatomy
intraoperatively include X-ray studies, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography (CT). All of …

Patient and Surgeon Radiation Exposure during Spinal Instrumentation Using
Intraoperative CT-Based Navigation Page 1 survey respondents were male with a mean …

BACKGROUND: Image-guided navigation systems (IGS) grant excellent clinical and
radiological results, minimizing risks correlated with spinal instrumentation. However, there …

Background Calibration of computer navigation for spinal fusion is most commonly
conducted using either a preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan or intraoperative O …

Purpose This retrospective matched case–control study was conducted to compare two CT
based surgery techniques for navigated screw placement in spinal surgery, whether a …

Study Design. Observational. Objective. To estimate the radiation dose imparted to patients
during typical thoracolumbar spinal surgical scenarios. Summary of Background Data …

Careful protocol selection is required during intraoperative three‐dimensional (3D) imaging
for spine surgery to manage patient radiation dose and achieve clinical image quality …

Aims: In this retrospective study we investigated the advantages of intraoperative CT (AIRO)
versus 3 dimensional fluoroscopy (O-Arm) and report our experience on a series of 235 …