Augmented Reality Visualisation Using an Image Overlay System for MR-guided Interventions: Technical Performance of Spine Injection Procedures in Human Cadavers at 1.5 Tesla

Overview

Journal Eur Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2012 Jul 17

PMID 22797956

Citations 13

Authors

Jan Fritz

Paweena U-Thainual

Tamas Ungi

Aaron J Flammang

Gabor Fichtinger

Iulian I Iordachita

John A Carrino

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Abstract

Objectives: To prospectively assess the technical performance of an augmented reality system for MR-guided spinal injection procedures.

Methods: The augmented reality system was used with a clinical 1.5-T MRI system. A total of 187 lumbosacral spinal injection procedures (epidural injection, spinal nerve root injection, facet joint injection, medial branch block, discography) were performed in 12 human cadavers. Needle paths were planned with the Perk Station module of 3D Slicer software on high-resolution MR images. Needles were placed under augmented reality MRI navigation. MRI was used to confirm needle locations. T1-weighted fat-suppressed MRI was used to visualise the injectant. Outcome variables assessed were needle adjustment rate, inadvertent puncture of non-targeted structures, successful injection rate and procedure time.

Results: Needle access was achieved in 176/187 (94.1 %) targets, whereas 11/187 (5.9 %) were inaccessible. Six of 11 (54.5 %) L5-S1 disks were inaccessible, because of an axial obliquity of 30˚ (27˚-34˚); 5/11 (45.5 %) facet joints were inaccessible because of osteoarthritis or fusion. All accessible targets (176/187, 94.1 %) were successfully injected, requiring 47/176 (26.7 %) needle adjustments. There were no inadvertent punctures of vulnerable structures. Median procedure time was 10.2 min (5-19 min).

Conclusions: Image overlay navigated MR-guided spinal injections were technically accurate. Disks with an obliquity ≥27˚ may be inaccessible.

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