Towards real-time registration of ultrasound and CT in computer aided orthopaedic surgery applications

Pelvic fractures are serious injuries that are most commonly caused by motor vehicle accidents and affect people of all ages. Surgeries to realign the pelvis and fix the bone fragments with screws have inherent risks and rely on cumbersome intra-operative radioscopic imaging methods. Ultrasound (U...

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Main Author: Brounstein, Anna B Marie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40689