Título : Validation of an RF Image System for Real-Time Tracking Neurosurgical Tools |
Autor : Blanco Angulo, Carolina Martínez Lozano, Andrea ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Juan, Carlos G. Gutiérrez Mazón, roberto ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Arias, Julia ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) Avila Navarro, Ernesto Sabater-Navarro, Jose Maria ![](/image/ORCID.jpg) |
Editor : MDPI |
Departamento: Departamentos de la UMH::Ingeniería de Comunicaciones |
Fecha de publicación: 2022-05-19 |
URI : https://hdl.handle.net/11000/30641 |
Resumen :
A radio frequency (RF)-based system for surgical navigation is presented. Surgical navigation
technologies are widely used nowadays for aiding the surgical team with many interventions.
However, the currently available options still pose considerable limitations, such as line-of-sight
occlusion prevention or restricted materials and equipment allowance. In this work, we suggest
a different approach based on a microwave broadband antenna system. We combine techniques
from microwave medical imaging, which can overcome the current limitations in surgical navigation
technologies, and we propose methods to develop RF-based systems for real-time tracking neurosurgical
tools. The design of the RF system to perform the measurements is shown and discussed,
and two methods (Multiply and Sum and Delay Multiply and Sum) for building the medical images
are analyzed. From these measurements, a surgical tool’s position tracking system is developed and
experimentally assessed in an emulated surgical scenario. The reported results are coherent with
other approaches found in the literature, while overcoming their main practical limitations. The
discussion of the results discloses some hints on the validity of the system, the optimal configurations
depending on the requirements, and the possibilities for future enhancements.
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Palabras clave/Materias: microwave-based medical image real-time tracking RF antenna system surgical navigation |
Área de conocimiento : CDU: Ciencias aplicadas: Ingeniería. Tecnología |
Tipo documento : application/pdf |
Derechos de acceso: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI : https://doi.org/ 10.3390/s22103845 |
Aparece en las colecciones: Artículos Ingeniería Comunicaciones
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