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Mekki L, Sheth NM, Vijayan RC, Rohleder M, Sisniega A, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Kunze H, Osgood GM, Siewerdsen JH, Uneri A. Surgical navigation for guidewire placement from intraoperative fluoroscopy in orthopaedic surgery. Phys Med Biol 2023; 68:215001. [PMID: 37774711 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/acfec4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Objective. Surgical guidewires are commonly used in placing fixation implants to stabilize fractures. Accurate positioning of these instruments is challenged by difficulties in 3D reckoning from 2D fluoroscopy. This work aims to enhance the accuracy and reduce exposure times by providing 3D navigation for guidewire placement from as little as two fluoroscopic images.Approach. Our approach combines machine learning-based segmentation with the geometric model of the imager to determine the 3D poses of guidewires. Instrument tips are encoded as individual keypoints, and the segmentation masks are processed to estimate the trajectory. Correspondence between detections in multiple views is established using the pre-calibrated system geometry, and the corresponding features are backprojected to obtain the 3D pose. Guidewire 3D directions were computed using both an analytical and an optimization-based method. The complete approach was evaluated in cadaveric specimens with respect to potential confounding effects from the imaging geometry and radiographic scene clutter due to other instruments.Main results. The detection network identified the guidewire tips within 2.2 mm and guidewire directions within 1.1°, in 2D detector coordinates. Feature correspondence rejected false detections, particularly in images with other instruments, to achieve 83% precision and 90% recall. Estimating the 3D direction via numerical optimization showed added robustness to guidewires aligned with the gantry rotation plane. Guidewire tips and directions were localized in 3D world coordinates with a median accuracy of 1.8 mm and 2.7°, respectively.Significance. The paper reports a new method for automatic 2D detection and 3D localization of guidewires from pairs of fluoroscopic images. Localized guidewires can be virtually overlaid on the patient's pre-operative 3D scan during the intervention. Accurate pose determination for multiple guidewires from two images offers to reduce radiation dose by minimizing the need for repeated imaging and provides quantitative feedback prior to implant placement.
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- L Mekki
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
- Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, United States of America
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Blanke F, Trinnes K, Oehler N, Prall WC, Lutter C, Tischer T, Vogt S. Spontaneous healing of acute ACL ruptures: rate, prognostic factors and short-term outcome. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2023; 143:4291-4298. [PMID: 36515708 PMCID: PMC10293391 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-022-04701-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is considered the first line treatment in ACL rupture. However, some patients return to high intensity sport activities and show a normal knee function without ACL reconstruction. Therefore, aim of this study was to evaluate the rate and prognostic factors of spontaneous healing in patients with ACL rupture and the short-term functional outcome. METHODS The rate, prognostic factors and short-term functional results of spontaneous healing in patients with ACL rupture were evaluated in 381 patients. Morphology of ACL rupture and extent of posterior tibial slope (PTS) were classified by MR- and x-ray imaging. In patients with normal knee stability in anesthesia examination and healed ACL during the arthroscopy 6 weeks after trauma ACL reconstruction was canceled. IKDC -, Tegner Activity Score, KT 1000 testing and radiological characteristics were collected 12 months postoperatively in these patients. RESULTS 14.17% of the patients with ACL rupture showed a spontaneous healing after 6 weeks. Femoral ACL-rupture (p < 0.02) with integrity of ligament stump > 50% (p < 0.001), without bundle separation (p < 0.001) and decreased PTS (p < 0.001) was found significantly more often in patients with a spontaneous healed ACL. The average IKDC score was high at 84,63 in patients with healed ACL at 1 year follow-up, but KT 1000 testing was inferior compared to non-injured side. CONCLUSION Spontaneous healing of a ruptured ACL happened in 14% of the patients. Especially in low-demand patients with femoral single bundle lesions without increased posterior tibial slope delayed ACL surgery should be considered to await the possibility for potential spontaneous ACL healing.
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- F Blanke
- Department of Knee-, Shoulder- and Hip-Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Schön Klinik München-Harlaching, Munich, Germany.
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Knee-, Shoulder- and Hip-Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Schön Klinik München-Harlaching, Munich, Germany
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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Ivanochko D, Fabra-García A, Teelen K, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, van Gemert GJ, Newton J, Semesi A, de Bruijni M, Bolscher J, Ramjith J, Szabat M, Vogt S, Kraft L, Duncan S, Lee SM, Kamya MR, Feeney ME, Jagannathan P, Greenhouse B, Sauerwein RW, Richter King C, MacGill RS, Bousema T, Jore MM, Julien JP. Potent transmission-blocking monoclonal antibodies from naturally exposed individuals target a conserved epitope on Plasmodium falciparum Pfs230. Immunity 2023; 56:420-432.e7. [PMID: 36792575 PMCID: PMC9942874 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Pfs230 is essential for Plasmodium falciparum transmission to mosquitoes and is the protein targeted by the most advanced malaria-transmission-blocking vaccine candidate. Prior understanding of functional epitopes on Pfs230 is based on two monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with moderate transmission-reducing activity (TRA), elicited from subunit immunization. Here, we screened the B cell repertoire of two naturally exposed individuals possessing serum TRA and identified five potent mAbs from sixteen Pfs230 domain-1-specific mAbs. Structures of three potent and three low-activity antibodies bound to Pfs230 domain 1 revealed four distinct epitopes. Highly potent mAbs from natural infection recognized a common conformational epitope that is highly conserved across P. falciparum field isolates, while antibodies with negligible TRA derived from natural infection or immunization recognized three distinct sites. Our study provides molecular blueprints describing P. falciparum TRA, informed by contrasting potent and non-functional epitopes elicited by natural exposure and vaccination.
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- Danton Ivanochko
- Program in Molecular Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department for Health Evidence, Biostatistics Section, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- AbCellera Biologics Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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- Infectious Disease Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, the Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Fabra-García A, Hailemariam S, de Jong RM, Janssen K, Teelen K, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, van Gemert GJ, Ivanochko D, Semesi A, McLeod B, Vos MW, de Bruijni MHC, Bolscher JM, Szabat M, Vogt S, Kraft L, Duncan S, Kamya MR, Feeney ME, Jagannathan P, Greenhouse B, Dechering KJ, Sauerwein RW, King CR, MacGill RS, Bousema T, Julien JP, Jore MM. Highly potent, naturally acquired human monoclonal antibodies against Pfs48/45 block Plasmodium falciparum transmission to mosquitoes. Immunity 2023; 56:406-419.e7. [PMID: 36792574 PMCID: PMC9942873 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Malaria transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) aim to induce antibodies that interrupt malaria parasite development in the mosquito, thereby blocking onward transmission, and provide a much-needed tool for malaria control and elimination. The parasite surface protein Pfs48/45 is a leading TBV candidate. Here, we isolated and characterized a panel of 81 human Pfs48/45-specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from donors naturally exposed to Plasmodium parasites. Genetically diverse mAbs against each of the three domains (D1-D3) of Pfs48/45 were identified. The most potent mAbs targeted D1 and D3 and achieved >80% transmission-reducing activity in standard membrane-feeding assays, at 10 and 2 μg/mL, respectively. Co-crystal structures of D3 in complex with four different mAbs delineated two conserved protective epitopes. Altogether, these Pfs48/45-specific human mAbs provide important insight into protective and non-protective epitopes that can further our understanding of transmission and inform the design of refined malaria transmission-blocking vaccine candidates.
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- AbCellera Biologics Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Infectious Disease Research Collaboration, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative, Washington, DC 20001, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Song L, Paletta J, Vogt S, Talipov I, Sequeda-Cubides D, Irqsusi M, Rastan A. Cooperative Study to Address Infections and Biofilm Formation of Alloplastic Implants: Respiration of Osteoblasts Matters. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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- L. Song
- Center for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Center for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Cardiovasc Res Lab, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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Ghazy T, Brückner F, Jacob C, Vondran M, Andrasi-Wensauer T, Vogt S, Irqsusi M, Rastan A. Higher Cardiac Mortality and Myocardial Infarction Rates with Venous Compared to Arterial Revascularization of the Right Coronary Artery in BIMA Coronary Surgery: A 20-Year Propensity-Score–Matched Follow-up Study. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023]
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- T. Ghazy
- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Cardiovasc Res Lab, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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- Department for Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Allemagne
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Vijayan R, Sheth N, Mekki L, Lu A, Uneri A, Sisniega A, Magaraggia J, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Thiboutot J, Lee H, Yarmus L, Siewerdsen JH. 3D-2D image registration in the presence of soft-tissue deformation in image-guided transbronchial interventions. Phys Med Biol 2022; 68. [PMID: 36317269 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac9e3c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Purpose. Target localization in pulmonary interventions (e.g. transbronchial biopsy of a lung nodule) is challenged by deformable motion and may benefit from fluoroscopic overlay of the target to provide accurate guidance. We present and evaluate a 3D-2D image registration method for fluoroscopic overlay in the presence of tissue deformation using a multi-resolution/multi-scale (MRMS) framework with an objective function that drives registration primarily by soft-tissue image gradients.Methods. The MRMS method registers 3D cone-beam CT to 2D fluoroscopy without gating of respiratory phase by coarse-to-fine resampling and global-to-local rescaling about target regions-of-interest. A variation of the gradient orientation (GO) similarity metric (denotedGO') was developed to downweight bone gradients and drive registration via soft-tissue gradients. Performance was evaluated in terms of projection distance error at isocenter (PDEiso). Phantom studies determined nominal algorithm parameters and capture range. Preclinical studies used a freshly deceased, ventilated porcine specimen to evaluate performance in the presence of real tissue deformation and a broad range of 3D-2D image mismatch.Results. Nominal algorithm parameters were identified that provided robust performance over a broad range of motion (0-20 mm), including an adaptive parameter selection technique to accommodate unknown mismatch in respiratory phase. TheGO'metric yielded median PDEiso= 1.2 mm, compared to 6.2 mm for conventionalGO.Preclinical studies with real lung deformation demonstrated median PDEiso= 1.3 mm with MRMS +GO'registration, compared to 2.2 mm with a conventional transform. Runtime was 26 s and can be reduced to 2.5 s given a prior registration within ∼5 mm as initialization.Conclusions. MRMS registration via soft-tissue gradients achieved accurate fluoroscopic overlay in the presence of deformable lung motion. By driving registration via soft-tissue image gradients, the method avoided false local minima presented by bones and was robust to a wide range of motion magnitude.
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- R Vijayan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.,Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States of America
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Holwein C, Jungmann P, Suchowierski J, Gersing A, Wörtler K, Brucker P, Angele P, Imhoff A, Vogt S. Sandwich Technique for Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee. Cartilage 2022; 13:19476035221102571. [PMID: 35906752 PMCID: PMC9340910 DOI: 10.1177/19476035221102571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a sandwich technique procedure for large osteochondral lesions (OCL) of the medial femur condyle reduces clinical symptoms and improves activity level as well as to assess repair tissue integration on MRI over 2 years. DESIGN Twenty-one patients (median age: 29 years, 18-44 years) who received matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte transplantation (MACT) combined with cancellous bone grafting at the medial femur condyle in a 1-step procedure were prospectively included. Patients were evaluated before surgery (baseline) as well as 3, 6, 12, and 24 months postoperatively, including clinical evaluation, Lysholm score, Tegner Activity Rating Scale, and MRI with Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score and a modified Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (WORMS). RESULTS Seventeen patients were available for the 24-month (final) follow-up (4 dropouts). Lysholm significantly improved from 48 preoperatively stepwise to 95 at final follow-up (P < 0.05). Tegner improvement from 2.5 at baseline to 4.0 at final follow-up was not significant (P = 1.0). MOCART score improved significantly and stepwise from 65 at 3 months to 90 at 24 months (P < 0.05). Total WORMS improved from 14.5 at surgery to 7.0 after 24 months (P < 0.05). Body mass index and defect size at surgery correlated with total WORMS at final follow-up (P < 0.05) but did not correlate with clinical scores or defect filling. CONCLUSION MACT combined with cancellous bone grafting at the medial femoral condyle reduces symptoms continuously over 2 years. A 1-step procedure may reduce perioperative morbidity. However, despite improvements, patients' activity levels remain low, even 2 years after surgery.
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- C. Holwein
- Orthopädisch-Unfallchirurgisches Zentrum, Alb Fils Kliniken GmbH, Göppingen, Germany,Abteilung und Poliklinik für Sportorthopädie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany,C. Holwein, Rohrbachstraße 11, 73337 Bad Überkingen, Germany.
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- Zentrales Röntgeninstitut Kantonsspital Graubünden, Spital Davos AG, Davos, Switzerland
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- Abteilung und Poliklinik für Sportorthopädie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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- Institut für diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany,Institut für Neuroradiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Germany
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- Institut für diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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- MVZ ATOS Klinik München, München, Germany,Orthopädie in der Ottostraße, München, Germany
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- Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany,Sporthopaedicum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Abteilung und Poliklinik für Sportorthopädie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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- Sportorthopädie und arthroskopische Chirurgie, Hessing Stiftung, Augsburg, Germany
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Blanke F, Boljen M, Lutter C, Oehler N, Tischer T, Vogt S. Does the anterolateral ligament protect the anterior cruciate ligament in the most common injury mechanisms? A human knee model study. Knee 2021; 29:381-389. [PMID: 33711673 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2021.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction still has a risk of re-rupture and persisting rotational instability. Thus, extra-articular structures such as the anterolateral ligament (ALL) are increasingly treated. The ALL however prevents the internal rotation of the tibia and it must be doubted that the ALL protects the ACL in other common injury mechanisms which primarily include tibial external rotation. In this study we aimed to evaluate which extra-articular structures support the ACL in excessive tibial internal and external rotation using a knee finite element (FE) model. METHODS Internal and external rotations of the tibia were applied to an FE model with anatomical ACL, posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) and intact medial and lateral meniscus. Three additional anatomic structures (anterolateral ligament, popliteal tendon and posterior oblique ligament) were added to the FE model separately and then all together. The force histories within all structures were measured and determined for each case. RESULTS The ACL was the most loaded ligament both in tibial internal and external rotation. The ALL was the main stabilizer of the tibial internal rotation (46%) and prevented the tibial external rotation by only 3%. High forces were only observed in the LCL with tibial external rotation. The ALL reduced the load on the ACL in tibial internal rotation by 21%, in tibial external rotation only by 2%. The POL reduced the load on the ACL by 8%, the PLT by 6% in tibial internal rotation. In tibial external rotation the POL and PLT did not reduce the load on the ACL by more than 1%. CONCLUSION The ALL protects the ACL in injury mechanisms with tibial internal rotation but not in mechanisms with tibial external rotation. In injury mechanisms with tibial external rotation other structures that support the ACL need to be considered.
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- F Blanke
- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, Freiburg i. Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery, Hessing Stiftung Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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Vijayan RC, Han R, Wu P, Sheth NM, Vagdargi P, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood GM, Siewerdsen JH, Uneri A. Fluoroscopic Guidance of a Surgical Robot: Pre-clinical Evaluation in Pelvic Guidewire Placement. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2021; 11598:115981G. [PMID: 36090307 PMCID: PMC9455933 DOI: 10.1117/12.2582188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE A method and prototype for a fluoroscopically-guided surgical robot is reported for assisting pelvic fracture fixation. The approach extends the compatibility of existing guidance methods with C-arms that are in mainstream use (without prior geometric calibration) using an online calibration of the C-arm geometry automated via registration to patient anatomy. We report the first preclinical studies of this method in cadaver for evaluation of geometric accuracy. METHODS The robot is placed over the patient within the imaging field-of-view and radiographs are acquired as the robot rotates an attached instrument. The radiographs are then used to perform an online geometric calibration via 3D-2D image registration, which solves for the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the C-arm imaging system with respect to the patient. The solved projective geometry is then be used to register the robot to the patient and drive the robot to planned trajectories. This method is applied to a robotic system consisting of a drill guide instrument for guidewire placement and evaluated in experiments using a cadaver specimen. RESULTS Robotic drill guide alignment to trajectories defined in the cadaver pelvis were accurate within 2 mm and 1° (on average) using the calibration-free approach. Conformance of trajectories within bone corridors was confirmed in cadaver by extrapolating the aligned drill guide trajectory into the cadaver pelvis. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the accuracy of image-guided robotic positioning without prior calibration of the C-arm gantry, facilitating the use of surgical robots with simpler imaging devices that cannot establish or maintain an offline calibration. Future work includes testing of the system in a clinical setting with trained orthopaedic surgeons and residents.
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- R C Vijayan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD USA
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Ramzan R, Cybulski P, Ruppert V, Weber P, Irqsusi M, Mirow N, Rastan A, Vogt S. Does MRNA Upregulation of Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 4 Isoform 2 Sustain Atrial Fibrillation? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dominik E, Rohrbach S, Li L, Knapp F, Mirow N, Vogt S, Böning A, Niemann B. Ablation for Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Metabolic Impact of Obesity-Associated Signals. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Han R, Uneri A, Vijayan RC, Wu P, Vagdargi P, Sheth N, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood GM, Siewerdsen JH. Fracture reduction planning and guidance in orthopaedic trauma surgery via multi-body image registration. Med Image Anal 2020; 68:101917. [PMID: 33341493 DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2020.101917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSES Surgical reduction of pelvic fracture is a challenging procedure, and accurate restoration of natural morphology is essential to obtaining positive functional outcome. The procedure often requires extensive preoperative planning, long fluoroscopic exposure time, and trial-and-error to achieve accurate reduction. We report a multi-body registration framework for reduction planning using preoperative CT and intraoperative guidance using routine 2D fluoroscopy that could help address such challenges. METHOD The framework starts with semi-automatic segmentation of fractured bone fragments in preoperative CT using continuous max-flow. For reduction planning, a multi-to-one registration is performed to register bone fragments to an adaptive template that adjusts to patient-specific bone shapes and poses. The framework further registers bone fragments to intraoperative fluoroscopy to provide 2D fluoroscopy guidance and/or 3D navigation relative to the reduction plan. The framework was investigated in three studies: (1) a simulation study of 40 CT images simulating three fracture categories (unilateral two-body, unilateral three-body, and bilateral two-body); (2) a proof-of-concept cadaver study to mimic clinical scenario; and (3) a retrospective clinical study investigating feasibility in three cases of increasing severity and accuracy requirement. RESULTS Segmentation of simulated pelvic fracture demonstrated Dice coefficient of 0.92±0.06. Reduction planning using the adaptive template achieved 2-3 mm and 2-3° error for the three fracture categories, significantly better than planning based on mirroring of contralateral anatomy. 3D-2D registration yielded ~2 mm and 0.5° accuracy, providing accurate guidance with respect to the preoperative reduction plan. The cadaver study and retrospective clinical study demonstrated comparable accuracy: ~0.90 Dice coefficient in segmentation, ~3 mm accuracy in reduction planning, and ~2 mm accuracy in 3D-2D registration. CONCLUSION The registration framework demonstrated planning and guidance accuracy within clinical requirements in both simulation and clinical feasibility studies for a broad range of fracture-dislocation patterns. Using routinely acquired preoperative CT and intraoperative fluoroscopy, the framework could improve the accuracy of pelvic fracture reduction, reduce radiation dose, and could integrate well with common clinical workflow without the need for additional navigation systems.
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- R Han
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Siemens Healthineers, ErlangenGermany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, BaltimoreMD, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMD, United States.
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Tischer T, Bode G, Buhs M, Marquass B, Nehrer S, Vogt S, Zinser W, Angele P, Spahn G, Welsch GH, Niemeyer P, Madry H. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as therapy for cartilage, tendon and muscle damage - German working group position statement. J Exp Orthop 2020; 7:64. [PMID: 32885339 PMCID: PMC7471237 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-020-00282-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is widely used in orthopaedics, but is still heavily debated. Therefore, a survey among the German “Working Group for Clinical Tissue Regeneration” of the German Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology was conducted to achieve a consensus about the current therapeutical potential of PRP. Methods A first survey (n = 65 experts, all orthopaedic/trauma surgeons) was conducted (n = 13 questions). Following, a second round (n = 40 experts) was conducted with 31 questions to achieve consensus in 5 categories: three most common indications, PRP application, future research areas. Results Therapeutic PRP application was regarded as useful (89%), possibly even more important in the future (90%). Most common indications were tendon pathologies (77%), osteoarthritis (OA) (68%), muscle injuries (57%) and cartilage damage (51%). Consensus was reached in 16/31 statements. The application of PRP for early knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade II) was regarded as potentially useful, as well as for acute and chronic tendinopathies. For chronic lesions (cartilage, tendons), multiple injections (2–4) were seen preferable to singular injections. However, no sufficient data exists on the time interval between the injections. Standardization of PRP preparation, application, frequency, as well as determining the range of indication is strongly recommended. Conclusions There is a need of further standardization of the PRP preparation methods, indication and application protocols for knee OA and other indications, which must be further evaluated in basic science studies and randomized controlled clinical trials. Level of evidence Consensus of expert opinion, Level V.
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- T Tischer
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University medicine Rostock, Doberanerstr. 142, 18057, Rostock, Germany.
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- Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Norddeutsches Knorpelcentrum, COVZ Quickborn, Quickborn, Germany
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- Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und plastische Chirurgie, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Donau University Krems, Krems, Austria
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- Klinik für Sportorthopädie und arthroskopische Chirurgie, Hessing Stiftung, Augsburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, St. Vinzenz-Hospital, Dinslaken, Germany
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- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Center of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Eisenach and Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- UKE Athleticum, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- OCM Gemeinschaftspraxis, Munich, Germany
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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Wu P, Sheth N, Sisniega A, Uneri A, Han R, Vijayan R, Vagdargi P, Kreher B, Kunze H, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Lo SF, Theodore N, Siewerdsen JH. C-arm orbits for metal artifact avoidance (MAA) in cone-beam CT. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:165012. [PMID: 32428891 PMCID: PMC8650760 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab9454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Metal artifacts present a challenge to cone-beam CT (CBCT) image-guided surgery, obscuring visualization of metal instruments and adjacent anatomy-often in the very region of interest pertinent to the imaging/surgical tasks. We present a method to reduce the influence of metal artifacts by prospectively defining an image acquisition protocol-viz., the C-arm source-detector orbit-that mitigates metal-induced biases in the projection data. The metal artifact avoidance (MAA) method is compatible with simple mobile C-arms, does not require exact prior information on the patient or metal implants, and is consistent with 3D filtered backprojection (FBP), more advanced (e.g. polyenergetic) model-based image reconstruction (MBIR), and metal artifact reduction (MAR) post-processing methods. The MAA method consists of: (i) coarse localization of metal objects in the field-of-view (FOV) via two or more low-dose scout projection views and segmentation (e.g. a simple U-Net) in coarse backprojection; (ii) model-based prediction of metal-induced x-ray spectral shift for all source-detector vertices accessible by the imaging system (e.g. gantry rotation and tilt angles); and (iii) identification of a circular or non-circular orbit that reduces the variation in spectral shift. The method was developed, tested, and evaluated in a series of studies presenting increasing levels of complexity and realism, including digital simulations, phantom experiment, and cadaver experiment in the context of image-guided spine surgery (pedicle screw implants). The MAA method accurately predicted tilted circular and non-circular orbits that reduced the magnitude of metal artifacts in CBCT reconstructions. Realistic distributions of metal instrumentation were successfully localized (0.71 median Dice coefficient) from 2-6 low-dose scout views even in complex anatomical scenes. The MAA-predicted tilted circular orbits reduced root-mean-square error (RMSE) in 3D image reconstructions by 46%-70% and 'blooming' artifacts (apparent width of the screw shaft) by 20-45%. Non-circular orbits defined by MAA achieved a further ∼46% reduction in RMSE compared to the best (tilted) circular orbit. The MAA method presents a practical means to predict C-arm orbits that minimize spectral bias from metal instrumentation. Resulting orbits-either simple tilted circular orbits or more complex non-circular orbits that can be executed with a motorized multi-axis C-arm-exhibited substantial reduction of metal artifacts in raw CBCT reconstructions by virtue of higher fidelity projection data, which are in turn compatible with subsequent MAR post-processing and/or polyenergetic MBIR to further reduce artifacts.
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- P Wu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Han R, Uneri A, Ketcha M, Vijayan R, Sheth N, Wu P, Vagdargi P, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood GM, Siewerdsen JH. Multi-body 3D-2D registration for image-guided reduction of pelvic dislocation in orthopaedic trauma surgery. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:135009. [PMID: 32217833 PMCID: PMC8647002 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab843c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Surgical reduction of pelvic dislocation is a challenging procedure with poor long-term prognosis if reduction does not accurately restore natural morphology. The procedure often requires long fluoroscopic exposure times and trial-and-error to achieve accurate reduction. We report a method to automatically compute the target pose of dislocated bones in preoperative CT and provide 3D guidance of reduction using routine 2D fluoroscopy. A pelvic statistical shape model (SSM) and a statistical pose model (SPM) were formed from an atlas of 40 pelvic CT images. Multi-body bone segmentation was achieved by mapping the SSM to a preoperative CT via an active shape model. The target reduction pose for the dislocated bone is estimated by fitting the poses of undislocated bones to the SPM. Intraoperatively, multiple bones are registered to fluoroscopy images via 3D-2D registration to obtain 3D pose estimates from 2D images. The method was examined in three studies: (1) a simulation study of 40 CT images simulating a range of dislocation patterns; (2) a pelvic phantom study with controlled dislocation of the left innominate bone; (3) a clinical case study investigating feasibility in images acquired during pelvic reduction surgery. Experiments investigated the accuracy of registration as a function of initialization error (capture range), image quality (radiation dose and image noise), and field of view (FOV) size. The simulation study achieved target pose estimation with translational error of median 2.3 mm (1.4 mm interquartile range, IQR) and rotational error of 2.1° (1.3° IQR). 3D-2D registration yielded 0.3 mm (0.2 mm IQR) in-plane and 0.3 mm (0.2 mm IQR) out-of-plane translational error, with in-plane capture range of ±50 mm and out-of-plane capture range of ±120 mm. The phantom study demonstrated 3D-2D target registration error of 2.5 mm (1.5 mm IQR), and the method was robust over a large dose range, down to 5 [Formula: see text]Gy/frame (an order of magnitude lower than the nominal fluoroscopic dose). The clinical feasibility study demonstrated accurate registration with both preoperative and intraoperative radiographs, yielding 3.1 mm (1.0 mm IQR) projection distance error with robust performance for FOV ranging from 340 × 340 mm2 to 170 × 170 mm2 (at the image plane). The method demonstrated accurate estimation of the target reduction pose in simulation, phantom, and a clinical feasibility study for a broad range of dislocation patterns, initialization error, dose levels, and FOV size. The system provides a novel means of guidance and assessment of pelvic reduction from routinely acquired preoperative CT and intraoperative fluoroscopy. The method has the potential to reduce radiation dose by minimizing trial-and-error and to improve outcomes by guiding more accurate reduction of joint dislocations.
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- R Han
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Kieninger-Gräfitsch A, Vogt S, Ribi C, Dubler D, Chizzolini C, Huynh-Do U, Osthoff M, Trendelenburg M. No association of complement mannose-binding lectin deficiency with cardiovascular disease in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3693. [PMID: 32111865 PMCID: PMC7048794 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60523-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity is the major cause of death in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Previous studies on mannose-binding lectin (MBL) gene polymorphisms in SLE patients suggest that low levels of complement MBL are associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, as large studies on MBL deficiency based on resulting MBL plasma concentrations are lacking, the aim of our study was to analyze the association of MBL concentrations with CVD in SLE patients. Plasma MBL levels SLE patients included in the Swiss SLE Cohort Study were quantified by ELISA. Five different CV organ manifestations were documented. Of 373 included patients (85.5% female) 62 patients had at least one CV manifestation. Patients with MBL deficiency (levels below 500 ng/ml or 1000 ng/ml) had no significantly increased frequency of CVD (19.4% vs. 15.2%, P = 0.3 or 17.7% vs. 15.7%, P = 0.7). After adjustment for traditional CV risk factors, MBL levels and positive antiphospholipid serology (APL+) a significant association of CVD with age, hypertension, disease duration and APL+ was demonstrated. In our study of a large cohort of patients with SLE, we could not confirm previous studies suggesting MBL deficiency to be associated with an increased risk for CVD.
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- A Kieninger-Gräfitsch
- Division of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine Specialties, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University Hospital and School of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology Lab, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University, Basel, Switzerland
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Vijayan RC, Han R, Wu P, Sheth NM, Ketcha MD, Vagdargi P, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood GM, Siewerdsen JH, Uneri A. Image-Guided Robotic K-Wire Placement for Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2020; 11315:113151A. [PMID: 36082206 PMCID: PMC9450105 DOI: 10.1117/12.2549713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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PURPOSE We report the initial development of an image-based solution for robotic assistance of pelvic fracture fixation. The approach uses intraoperative radiographs, preoperative CT, and an end effector of known design to align the robot with target trajectories in CT. The method extends previous work to solve the robot-to-patient registration from a single radiographic view (without C-arm rotation) and addresses the workflow challenges associated with integrating robotic assistance in orthopaedic trauma surgery in a form that could be broadly applicable to isocentric or non-isocentric C-arms. METHODS The proposed method uses 3D-2D known-component registration to localize a robot end effector with respect to the patient by: (1) exploiting the extended size and complex features of pelvic anatomy to register the patient; and (2) capturing multiple end effector poses using precise robotic manipulation. These transformations, along with an offline hand-eye calibration of the end effector, are used to calculate target robot poses that align the end effector with planned trajectories in the patient CT. Geometric accuracy of the registrations was independently evaluated for the patient and the robot in phantom studies. RESULTS The resulting translational difference between the ground truth and patient registrations of a pelvis phantom using a single (AP) view was 1.3 mm, compared to 0.4 mm using dual (AP+Lat) views. Registration of the robot in air (i.e., no background anatomy) with five unique end effector poses achieved mean translational difference ~1.4 mm for K-wire placement in the pelvis, comparable to tracker-based margins of error (commonly ~2 mm). CONCLUSIONS The proposed approach is feasible based on the accuracy of the patient and robot registrations and is a preliminary step in developing an image-guided robotic guidance system that more naturally fits the workflow of fluoroscopically guided orthopaedic trauma surgery. Future work will involve end-to-end development of the proposed guidance system and assessment of the system with delivery of K-wires in cadaver studies.
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- R. C. Vijayan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Siemens Healthineers, Forchheim, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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Salzmann-Djufri M, Giessler T, Rohrbach S, Knapp F, Ling L, Vogt S, Mirow N, Böning A, Niemann B. New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation—Metabolic Markers, Cytokines, and Remodeling Anticipating Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ramzan R, Rhiel A, Weber P, Irqsusi M, Vondran M, Rastan A, Vogt S. Papaverine Blocks Vasospasm but Induces ROS in Cardiac Mitochondria. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1705358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Morris EK, Morris DJP, Vogt S, Gleber SC, Bigalke M, Wilcke W, Rillig MC. Visualizing the dynamics of soil aggregation as affected by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. ISME J 2019; 13:1639-1646. [PMID: 30742058 PMCID: PMC6775962 DOI: 10.1038/s41396-019-0369-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stable soils provide valuable ecosystem services and mechanical soil stability is enhanced by the presence of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). Soil aggregation, which is the major driver of mechanical soil stability, is often treated as a static phenomenon, even though aggregate turnover is continually ongoing. In fact, some breakdown of macroaggregates is necessary to allow new aggregate formation and inclusion of new organic matter into microaggregates. We determined how aggregate turnover times were affected by AMF by tracking movement of rare earth elements (REE), applied as their immobile oxides, between aggregate size classes, and using X-ray fluorescence microscopy to spatially localize REEs in a sample of aggregates. Here we show that AMF increased large macroaggregate formation and slowed down disintegration of large and small macroaggregates. Microaggregate turnover was increased in the presence of AMF. Internal aggregate organization suggested that although formation of microaggregates by accretion of soil to particulate organic matter is common, it is not the only mechanism in operation.
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- E K Morris
- Department of Biology, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, 45207, USA.
- Institut für Biologie, Pflanzenökologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 6, 14195, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Physics, Xavier University, 3800 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, OH, 45207, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Ave., Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
- Institut für Röntgenphysik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 12, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Pflanzenökologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Altensteinstr. 6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Vogt S, Schreiber S, Kollewe K, Körner S, Heinze HJ, Dengler R, Petri S, Vielhaber S. Dyspnea in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: The Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) essentially contributes to the diagnosis of respiratory impairment. Respir Med 2019; 154:116-121. [PMID: 31234039 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dyspnea is a cardinal but often underestimated symptom in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The newly developed Dyspnea-ALS-Scale (DALS-15) is highly relevant for therapeutic decisions because dyspnea is a separate criterion to consider noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in ALS. In comparison to the limited effects of neuroprotective compounds, NIV has the greatest impact on survival and improves quality of life. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether dyspnea corresponds to parameters of respiratory status mainly used in clinical neurological practice. We also investigated if the DALS-15 could help identify patients for consideration of NIV in whom neither spirometry nor blood gas parameters indicate the need for NIV (forced vital capacity (FVC) < 50% or probable <75%, pCO2 ≥45 mmHg). METHODS Seventy ALS patients with dyspnea according to the DALS-15 obtained blood gas analysis and spirometry (FVC in sitting and supine positions). The supine decline in FVC was calculated. RESULTS There was no linear relationship between dyspnea and spirometry as well as blood gases. 83% of our patients had an upright FVC still greater than 50% and no daytime hypercapnia. CONCLUSIONS Our study clearly shows that dyspnea can occur independently of objective indicators of respiratory impairment like spirometry or blood gases. Hence, the DALS-15 covers another aspect of respiratory impairment than these tests and refers to the subjective component of respiratory impairment. It detects dyspnea in a considerable proportion of patients in whom NIV should thus be considered although their spirometric and blood gas results do not point towards NIV. The DALS-15 therefore may help to improve the stratification of patients with respiratory impairment for more efficient symptom management and timely coordination of care.
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- S Vogt
- Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Magdeburg, Germany; Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Magdeburg, Germany
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Han R, Uneri A, De Silva T, Ketcha M, Goerres J, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood G, Siewerdsen JH. Atlas-based automatic planning and 3D–2D fluoroscopic guidance in pelvic trauma surgery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 64:095022. [DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab1456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Blanke F, Vogt S. Regeneration artikulärer Knorpeldefekte am Kniegelenk. Arthroskopie 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s00142-019-0277-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Irqsusi M, Mansouri L, Ramaswamy A, Ramzan R, Vogt S, Mirow N, Rastan A. Differential Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases 1 and 9 and Tissue Inhibitors 1 and 2 in Mitral Valve Disease—Indicators for Progression of the Disease? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- M. Irqsusi
- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Pathology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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Van Laethem J, Figiel J, Mahnken H, Ramzan R, Irqsusi M, Mirow N, Vogt S, Rastan A. Predictive Value of Anatomic Papillary Muscle Positioning for the Development of Mitral Valve Insufficiency. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Philipps-University, Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps-University, Heart Surgery, Marburg, Germany
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Ramzan R, Michels S, Weber P, Rhiel A, Irqsusi M, Rastan A, Culmsee C, Vogt S. Protamine Sulfate Used in Cardiac Surgery Influences Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Profile and Induces Reactive Oxygen Species Production. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- R. Ramzan
- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Heart Surgery, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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Volevski L, Andrási B, Irqsusi M, Vondran M, Vogt S, Mirow N, Rastan A. Impact of Aortic Pathology on Stent-Graft-Induced Postimplantation Syndrome. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1678978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- L. Volevski
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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De Silva T, Uneri A, Zhang X, Ketcha M, Han R, Sheth N, Martin A, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Belzberg A, Sciubba DM, Siewerdsen JH. Real-time, image-based slice-to-volume registration for ultrasound-guided spinal intervention. Phys Med Biol 2018; 63:215016. [PMID: 30372418 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aae761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Real-time fusion of magnetic resonance (MR) and ultrasound (US) images could facilitate safe and accurate needle placement in spinal interventions. We develop an entirely image-based registration method (independent of or complementary to surgical trackers) that includes an efficient US probe pose initialization algorithm. The registration enables the simultaneous display of 2D ultrasound image slices relative to 3D pre-procedure MR images for navigation. A dictionary-based 3D-2D pose initialization algorithm was developed in which likely probe positions are predefined in a dictionary with feature encoding by Haar wavelet filters. Feature vectors representing the 2D US image are computed by scaling and translating multiple Haar basis filters to capture scale, location, and relative intensity patterns of distinct anatomical features. Following pose initialization, fast 3D-2D registration was performed by optimizing normalized cross-correlation between intra- and pre-procedure images using Powell's method. Experiments were performed using a lumbar puncture phantom and a fresh cadaver specimen presenting realistic image quality in spinal US imaging. Accuracy was quantified by comparing registration transforms to ground truth motion imparted by a computer-controlled motion system and calculating target registration error (TRE) in anatomical landmarks. Initialization using a 315-length feature vector yielded median translation accuracy of 2.7 mm (3.4 mm interquartile range, IQR) in the phantom and 2.1 mm (2.5 mm IQR) in the cadaver. By comparison, storing the entire image set in the dictionary and optimizing correlation yielded a comparable median accuracy of 2.1 mm (2.8 mm IQR) in the phantom and 2.9 mm (3.5 mm IQR) in the cadaver. However, the dictionary-based method reduced memory requirements by 47× compared to storing the entire image set. The overall 3D error after registration measured using 3D landmarks was 3.2 mm (1.8 mm IQR) mm in the phantom and 3.0 mm (2.3 mm IQR) mm in the cadaver. The system was implemented in a 3D Slicer interface to facilitate translation to clinical studies. Haar feature based initialization provided accuracy and robustness at a level that was sufficient for real-time registration using an entirely image-based method for ultrasound navigation. Such an approach could improve the accuracy and safety of spinal interventions in broad utilization, since it is entirely software-based and can operate free from the cost and workflow requirements of surgical trackers.
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- T De Silva
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America
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Jacobson MW, Ketcha MD, Capostagno S, Martin A, Uneri A, Goerres J, De Silva T, Reaungamornrat S, Han R, Manbachi A, Stayman JW, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Siewerdsen JH. A line fiducial method for geometric calibration of cone-beam CT systems with diverse scan trajectories. Phys Med Biol 2018; 63:025030. [PMID: 29116058 PMCID: PMC5868366 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa9910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Modern cone-beam CT systems, especially C-arms, are capable of diverse source-detector orbits. However, geometric calibration of these systems using conventional configurations of spherical fiducials (BBs) may be challenged for novel source-detector orbits and system geometries. In part, this is because the BB configurations are designed with careful forethought regarding the intended orbit so that BB marker projections do not overlap in projection views. Examples include helical arrangements of BBs (Rougee et al 1993 Proc. SPIE 1897 161-9) such that markers do not overlap in projections acquired from a circular orbit and circular arrangements of BBs (Cho et al 2005 Med. Phys. 32 968-83). As a more general alternative, this work proposes a calibration method based on an array of line-shaped, radio-opaque wire segments. With this method, geometric parameter estimation is accomplished by relating the 3D line equations representing the wires to the 2D line equations of their projections. The use of line fiducials simplifies many challenges with fiducial recognition and extraction in an orbit-independent manner. For example, their projections can overlap only mildly, for any gantry pose, as long as the wires are mutually non-coplanar in 3D. The method was tested in application to circular and non-circular trajectories in simulation and in real orbits executed using a mobile C-arm prototype for cone-beam CT. Results indicated high calibration accuracy, as measured by forward and backprojection/triangulation error metrics. Triangulation errors on the order of microns and backprojected ray deviations uniformly less than 0.2 mm were observed in both real and simulated orbits. Mean forward projection errors less than 0.1 mm were observed in a comprehensive sweep of different C-arm gantry angulations. Finally, successful integration of the method into a CT imaging chain was demonstrated in head phantom scans.
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- M W Jacobson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America
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Niemann B, Salzmann M, Giesler T, Rohrbach S, Mirow N, Vogt S, Grieshaber P, Roth P, Böning A. New Onset Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation: Relevance of Peri- and Intraoperative Characteristics for Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation and Patient Outcome? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1628032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- B. Niemann
- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department for Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, UKGM - Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Vascular Surgery, UKGM - Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Klinik für Herz- Kinderherz- und Gefäßchirurgie, Justus Liebig Universität Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Goerres J, Uneri A, Jacobson M, Ramsay B, De Silva T, Ketcha M, Han R, Manbachi A, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Wolinsky JP, Osgood G, Siewerdsen JH. Planning, guidance, and quality assurance of pelvic screw placement using deformable image registration. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:9018-9038. [PMID: 29058687 PMCID: PMC5868367 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa954f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Percutaneous pelvic screw placement is challenging due to narrow bone corridors surrounded by vulnerable structures and difficult visual interpretation of complex anatomical shapes in 2D x-ray projection images. To address these challenges, a system for planning, guidance, and quality assurance (QA) is presented, providing functionality analogous to surgical navigation, but based on robust 3D-2D image registration techniques using fluoroscopy images already acquired in routine workflow. Two novel aspects of the system are investigated: automatic planning of pelvic screw trajectories and the ability to account for deformation of surgical devices (K-wire deflection). Atlas-based registration is used to calculate a patient-specific plan of screw trajectories in preoperative CT. 3D-2D registration aligns the patient to CT within the projective geometry of intraoperative fluoroscopy. Deformable known-component registration (dKC-Reg) localizes the surgical device, and the combination of plan and device location is used to provide guidance and QA. A leave-one-out analysis evaluated the accuracy of automatic planning, and a cadaver experiment compared the accuracy of dKC-Reg to rigid approaches (e.g. optical tracking). Surgical plans conformed within the bone cortex by 3-4 mm for the narrowest corridor (superior pubic ramus) and >5 mm for the widest corridor (tear drop). The dKC-Reg algorithm localized the K-wire tip within 1.1 mm and 1.4° and was consistently more accurate than rigid-body tracking (errors up to 9 mm). The system was shown to automatically compute reliable screw trajectories and accurately localize deformed surgical devices (K-wires). Such capability could improve guidance and QA in orthopaedic surgery, where workflow is impeded by manual planning, conventional tool trackers add complexity and cost, rigid tool assumptions are often inaccurate, and qualitative interpretation of complex anatomy from 2D projections is prone to trial-and-error with extended fluoroscopy time.
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- J Goerres
- Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Phillips A, Strobl R, Vogt S, Ladwig KH, Thorand B, Grill E. Sarcopenia is associated with disability status-results from the KORA-Age study. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:2069-2079. [PMID: 28386704 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-017-4027-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED We estimated the prevalence of sarcopenia and its impact on disability in older people. Sarcopenia was found to contribute to higher disability scores. However, our study was not able to show any influence of sarcopenia on the rate of functional decline. This directs attention to an accurate diagnosis of sarcopenia as the onset may be influenced, but its rate may not. INTRODUCTION The objectives of this study using data from a population-based cohort were to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia in older people in Germany and to test the hypothesis that sarcopenia is associated with disability in older adults. METHODS Cross-sectional (n = 927) and longitudinal analyses (n = 859) of participants aged ≥65 years at baseline from southern Germany enrolled in the Cooperative Health Research in the Region Augsburg (KORA)-Age study (2009-2012). Sarcopenia was defined based on the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) algorithm which includes the presence of both low muscle mass and low muscle function (strength or performance). Disability status was measured by the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI). The presence of disability was defined as HAQ-DI >0. Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) were constructed to identify potential confounders. The effect of sarcopenia on disability was analyzed using linear mixed effect models with disability values as a continuous outcome. RESULTS The overall prevalence of sarcopenia was 5.7% (men 4.0%, women 7.5%) and increased with age. The 3-year incidence of disability was 32.7%. After adjustment for potential confounders, presence of sarcopenia was significantly associated with higher disability scores (0.142 [confidence interval 0.029-0.254]). CONCLUSION The prevalence of sarcopenia is consistent with estimates from other European studies using this algorithm. Our results suggest that sarcopenia can contribute to higher disability scores in older adults. However, our study was not able to show any influence of sarcopenia on the rate of functional decline using the EWGSOP diagnostic algorithm for sarcopenia. This directs attention to an accurate diagnosis of sarcopenia as the onset may be influenced, but its rate may not.
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- A Phillips
- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
- Department for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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Ketcha MD, De Silva T, Uneri A, Jacobson MW, Goerres J, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Wolinsky JP, Siewerdsen JH. Multi-stage 3D-2D registration for correction of anatomical deformation in image-guided spine surgery. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:4604-4622. [PMID: 28375139 PMCID: PMC5755708 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa6b3e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A multi-stage image-based 3D-2D registration method is presented that maps annotations in a 3D image (e.g. point labels annotating individual vertebrae in preoperative CT) to an intraoperative radiograph in which the patient has undergone non-rigid anatomical deformation due to changes in patient positioning or due to the intervention itself. The proposed method (termed msLevelCheck) extends a previous rigid registration solution (LevelCheck) to provide an accurate mapping of vertebral labels in the presence of spinal deformation. The method employs a multi-stage series of rigid 3D-2D registrations performed on sets of automatically determined and increasingly localized sub-images, with the final stage achieving a rigid mapping for each label to yield a locally rigid yet globally deformable solution. The method was evaluated first in a phantom study in which a CT image of the spine was acquired followed by a series of 7 mobile radiographs with increasing degree of deformation applied. Second, the method was validated using a clinical data set of patients exhibiting strong spinal deformation during thoracolumbar spine surgery. Registration accuracy was assessed using projection distance error (PDE) and failure rate (PDE > 20 mm-i.e. label registered outside vertebra). The msLevelCheck method was able to register all vertebrae accurately for all cases of deformation in the phantom study, improving the maximum PDE of the rigid method from 22.4 mm to 3.9 mm. The clinical study demonstrated the feasibility of the approach in real patient data by accurately registering all vertebral labels in each case, eliminating all instances of failure encountered in the conventional rigid method. The multi-stage approach demonstrated accurate mapping of vertebral labels in the presence of strong spinal deformation. The msLevelCheck method maintains other advantageous aspects of the original LevelCheck method (e.g. compatibility with standard clinical workflow, large capture range, and robustness against mismatch in image content) and extends capability to cases exhibiting strong changes in spinal curvature.
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- M D Ketcha
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Criquet A, Mai E, Saucourt C, Vogt S, Giganti P, Baron S, Roncalli J, Lairez O, Lagente C, Lebrin M, Ioannides K, Manrique A, Saloux E, Leroux L, Goin V, Roubille F, Lefèvre T, Hovasse T, Vanzetto G, Derenne S, Tertrais K, Newby D, Cruden N, Mills N, Greenwood J, Wheatcroft S, Dickinson A, Black A, Henon P. Challenges between clinical sites and cell therapy facilities in the excellent trial (expanded cell endocardiac transplantation), a phase I/IIb clinical trial. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Saucourt C, Vogt S, Mai E, Criquet A, Harmand L, Birebent B, Rouard H, Chartois-Leauté A, Derenne S, Black A, Salem J, Douay L, Henon P. Design and validation of a consistent and reproducible manufacture process for the production of clinical-grade CD34+ expanded stem cells. Cytotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2017.02.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Marinetto E, Uneri A, De Silva T, Reaungamornrat S, Zbijewski W, Sisniega A, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Pascau J, Siewerdsen JH. Integration of free-hand 3D ultrasound and mobile C-arm cone-beam CT: Feasibility and characterization for real-time guidance of needle insertion. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2017; 58:13-22. [PMID: 28414927 DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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This work presents development of an integrated ultrasound (US)-cone-beam CT (CBCT) system for image-guided needle interventions, combining a low-cost ultrasound system (Interson VC 7.5MHz, Pleasanton, CA) with a mobile C-arm for fluoroscopy and CBCT via use of a surgical tracker. Imaging performance of the ultrasound system was characterized in terms of depth-dependent contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and spatial resolution. US-CBCT system was evaluated in phantom studies simulating three needle-based procedures: drug delivery, tumor ablation, and lumbar puncture. Low-cost ultrasound provided flexibility but exhibited modest CNR and spatial resolution that is likely limited to fairly superficial applications within a ∼10cm depth of view. Needle tip localization demonstrated target registration error 2.1-3.0mm using fiducial-based registration.
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- E Marinetto
- Departmento de Bioingeniería e Ingeniería Aeroespacial, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Departmento de Bioingeniería e Ingeniería Aeroespacial, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, MD, USA; Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
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Goerres J, Uneri A, De Silva T, Ketcha M, Reaungamornrat S, Jacobson M, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Osgood G, Wolinsky JP, Siewerdsen JH. Spinal pedicle screw planning using deformable atlas registration. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:2871-2891. [PMID: 28177300 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5f42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Jacobson MW, Ketcha M, Uneri A, Goerres J, De Silva T, Reaungamornrat S, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Siewerdsen JH. Geometric Calibration Using Line Fiducials for Cone-Beam CT with General, Non-Circular Source-Detector Trajectories. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2017; 10132. [PMID: 28989218 DOI: 10.1117/12.2255724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Traditional BB-based geometric calibration methods for cone-beam CT (CBCT) rely strongly on foreknowledge of the scan trajectory shape. This is a hindrance to the implementation of variable trajectory CBCT systems, normally requiring a dedicated calibration phantom or software algorithm for every scan orbit of interest. A more flexible method of calibration is proposed here that accommodates multiple orbit types - including strongly noncircular trajectories - with a single phantom and software routine. METHODS The proposed method uses a calibration phantom consisting of multiple line-shaped wire segments. Geometric models relating the 3D line equations of the wires to the 2D line equations of their projections are used as the basis for system geometry estimation. This method was tested using a mobile C-arm CT system and comparisons were made to standard BB-based calibrations. Simulation studies were also conducted using a sinusoid-on-sphere orbit. Calibration performance was quantified in terms of Point Spread Function (PSF) width and back projection error. Visual image quality was assessed with respect to spatial resolution in trabecular bone in an anthropomorphic head phantom. RESULTS The wire-based calibration method performed equal to or better than BB-based calibrations in all evaluated metrics. For the sinusoidal scans, the method provided reliable calibration, validating its application to non-circular trajectories. Furthermore, the ability to improve image quality using non-circular orbits in conjunction with this calibration method was demonstrated. CONCLUSION The proposed method has been shown feasible for conventional circular CBCT scans and offers a promising tool for non-circular scan orbits that can improve image quality, reduce dose, and extend field of view.
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- M W Jacobson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21218 USA
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- Siemens Healthineers XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthineers XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21205 USA
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Ketcha MD, de Silva T, Han R, Uneri A, Goerres J, Jacobson M, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Siewerdsen JH. Fundamental limits of image registration performance: Effects of image noise and resolution in CT-guided interventions. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2017; 10135. [PMID: 28572693 DOI: 10.1117/12.2256025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE In image-guided procedures, image acquisition is often performed primarily for the task of geometrically registering information from another image dataset, rather than detection / visualization of a particular feature. While the ability to detect a particular feature in an image has been studied extensively with respect to image quality characteristics (noise, resolution) and is an ongoing, active area of research, comparatively little has been accomplished to relate such image quality characteristics to registration performance. METHODS To establish such a framework, we derived Cramer-Rao lower bounds (CRLB) for registration accuracy, revealing the underlying dependencies on image variance and gradient strength. The CRLB was analyzed as a function of image quality factors (in particular, dose) for various similarity metrics and compared to registration accuracy using CT images of an anthropomorphic head phantom at various simulated dose levels. Performance was evaluated in terms of root mean square error (RMSE) of the registration parameters. RESULTS Analysis of the CRLB shows two primary dependencies: 1) noise variance (related to dose); and 2) sum of squared image gradients (related to spatial resolution and image content). Comparison of the measured RMSE to the CRLB showed that the best registration method, RMSE achieved the CRLB to within an efficiency factor of 0.21, and optimal estimators followed the predicted inverse proportionality between registration performance and radiation dose. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of the CRLB for image registration is an important step toward understanding and evaluating an intraoperative imaging system with respect to a registration task. While the CRLB is optimistic in absolute performance, it reveals a basis for relating the performance of registration estimators as a function of noise content and may be used to guide acquisition parameter selection (e.g., dose) for purposes of intraoperative registration.
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- M D Ketcha
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.,Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.,Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Goerres J, Jacobson M, Uneri A, De Silva T, Ketcha M, Reaungamornrat S, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Wolinsky JP, Osgood G, Siewerdsen J. Deformable 3D-2D Registration for Guiding K-Wire Placement in Pelvic Trauma Surgery. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2017; 10135:101350A. [PMID: 28989221 PMCID: PMC5627511 DOI: 10.1117/12.2255952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Pelvic Kirschner wire (K-wire) insertion is a challenging surgical task requiring interpretation of complex 3D anatomical shape from 2D projections (fluoroscopy) and delivery of device trajectories within fairly narrow bone corridors in proximity to adjacent nerves and vessels. Over long trajectories (~10-25 cm), K-wires tend to curve (deform), making conventional rigid navigation inaccurate at the tip location. A system is presented that provides accurate 3D localization and guidance of rigid or deformable surgical devices ("components" - e.g., K-wires) based on 3D-2D registration. The patient is registered to a preoperative CT image by virtually projecting digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) and matching to two or more intraoperative x-ray projections. The K-wire is localized using an analogous procedure matching DRRs of a deformably parametrized model for the device component (deformable known-component registration, or dKC-Reg). A cadaver study was performed in which a K-wire trajectory was delivered in the pelvis. The system demonstrated target registration error (TRE) of 2.1 ± 0.3 mm in location of the K-wire tip (median ± interquartile range, IQR) and 0.8 ± 1.4° in orientation at the tip (median ± IQR), providing functionality analogous to surgical tracking/navigation using imaging systems already in the surgical arsenal without reliance on a surgical tracker. The method offers quantitative 3D guidance using images (e.g., inlet/outlet views) already acquired in the standard of care, potentially extending the advantages of navigation to broader utilization in trauma surgery to improve surgical precision and safety.
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- J. Goerres
- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
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- Siemens, Healthcare XP, Erlangen, Germany
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, United States
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baltimore, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, United States
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, United States
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Uneri A, De Silva T, Goerres J, Jacobson MW, Ketcha MD, Reaungamornrat S, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Osgood GM, Wolinsky JP, Siewerdsen JH. Intraoperative evaluation of device placement in spine surgery using known-component 3D-2D image registration. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:3330-3351. [PMID: 28233760 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa62c5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Intraoperative x-ray radiography/fluoroscopy is commonly used to assess the placement of surgical devices in the operating room (e.g. spine pedicle screws), but qualitative interpretation can fail to reliably detect suboptimal delivery and/or breach of adjacent critical structures. We present a 3D-2D image registration method wherein intraoperative radiographs are leveraged in combination with prior knowledge of the patient and surgical components for quantitative assessment of device placement and more rigorous quality assurance (QA) of the surgical product. The algorithm is based on known-component registration (KC-Reg) in which patient-specific preoperative CT and parametric component models are used. The registration performs optimization of gradient similarity, removes the need for offline geometric calibration of the C-arm, and simultaneously solves for multiple component bodies, thereby allowing QA in a single step (e.g. spinal construct with 4-20 screws). Performance was tested in a spine phantom, and first clinical results are reported for QA of transpedicle screws delivered in a patient undergoing thoracolumbar spine surgery. Simultaneous registration of ten pedicle screws (five contralateral pairs) demonstrated mean target registration error (TRE) of 1.1 ± 0.1 mm at the screw tip and 0.7 ± 0.4° in angulation when a prior geometric calibration was used. The calibration-free formulation, with the aid of component collision constraints, achieved TRE of 1.4 ± 0.6 mm. In all cases, a statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05) was observed for the simultaneous solutions in comparison to previously reported sequential solution of individual components. Initial application in clinical data in spine surgery demonstrated TRE of 2.7 ± 2.6 mm and 1.5 ± 0.8°. The KC-Reg algorithm offers an independent check and quantitative QA of the surgical product using radiographic/fluoroscopic views acquired within standard OR workflow. Such intraoperative assessment could improve quality and safety, provide the opportunity to revise suboptimal constructs in the OR, and reduce the frequency of revision surgery.
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- A Uneri
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States of America
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De Silva T, Punnoose J, Uneri A, Goerres J, Jacobson M, Ketcha MD, Manbachi A, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ, Wolinksy JP, Osgood G, Siewerdsen JH. C-arm Positioning Using Virtual Fluoroscopy for Image-Guided Surgery. Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng 2017; 10135:101352K. [PMID: 28572694 PMCID: PMC5449120 DOI: 10.1117/12.2256028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Fluoroscopically guided procedures often involve repeated acquisitions for C-arm positioning at the cost of radiation exposure and time in the operating room. A virtual fluoroscopy system is reported with the potential of reducing dose and time spent in C-arm positioning, utilizing three key advances: robust 3D-2D registration to a preoperative CT; real-time forward projection on GPU; and a motorized mobile C-arm with encoder feedback on C-arm orientation. METHOD Geometric calibration of the C-arm was performed offline in two rotational directions (orbit α, orbit β). Patient registration was performed using image-based 3D-2D registration with an initially acquired radiograph of the patient. This approach for patient registration eliminated the requirement for external tracking devices inside the operating room, allowing virtual fluoroscopy using commonly available systems in fluoroscopically guided procedures within standard surgical workflow. Geometric accuracy was evaluated in terms of projection distance error (PDE) in anatomical fiducials. A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the utility of virtual fluoroscopy to aid C-arm positioning in image guided surgery, assessing potential improvements in time, dose, and agreement between the virtual and desired view. RESULTS The overall geometric accuracy of DRRs in comparison to the actual radiographs at various C-arm positions was PDE (mean ± std) = 1.6 ± 1.1 mm. The conventional approach required on average 8.0 ± 4.5 radiographs spent "fluoro hunting" to obtain the desired view. Positioning accuracy improved from 2.6° ± 2.3° (in α) and 4.1° ± 5.1° (in β) in the conventional approach to 1.5° ± 1.3° and 1.8° ± 1.7°, respectively, with the virtual fluoroscopy approach. CONCLUSION Virtual fluoroscopy could improve accuracy of C-arm positioning and save time and radiation dose in the operating room. Such a system could be valuable to training of fluoroscopy technicians as well as intraoperative use in fluoroscopically guided procedures.
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- T De Silva
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen Germany
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
- Russel H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
- Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD
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Vogt S, Ramzan R, Irqsusi M, Mirow N, Moosdorf R. Mitochondrial Pharmaco-Bioenergetics in Heart Surgical Patients: Do We Harm When We Treat? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- S. Vogt
- Philipps- Universität Marburg, Biochemisch- Pharmakologisches Zentrum, Kardiovaskuläres Forschungslabor, Marburg, Germany
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- Philipps- Universität Marburg, Biochemisch- Pharmakologisches Zentrum, Kardiovaskuläres Forschungslabor, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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Irqsusi M, Mirow N, Schenk T, Vogt S, Moosdorf R. Cranial Computed Tomography Imaging for Postoperative Neurological Damage after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: What is it Good for? Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- M. Irqsusi
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Klinik für Herz - und thorakale Gefäßchirurgie, Marburg, Germany
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Stock S, Finney L, Telser A, Maxey E, Vogt S, Okasinski J. Cementum structure in Beluga whale teeth. Acta Biomater 2017; 48:289-299. [PMID: 27836805 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2016.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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A large fraction of the volume of Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) teeth consists of cementum, a mineralized tissue which grows throughout the life of the animal and to which the periodontal ligaments attach. Annular growth bands or growth layer groups (GLGs) form within Beluga cementum, and this study investigates GLG structure using X-ray fluorescence mapping and X-ray diffraction mapping with microbeams of synchrotron radiation. The Ca and Zn fluorescent intensities and carbonated hydroxyapatite (cAp) diffracted intensities rise and fall together and match the light-dark bands visible in transmitted light micrographs. Within the bands of maximum Ca and Zn intensity, the ratio of Zn to Ca is slightly higher than in the minima bands. Further, the GLG cAp, Ca and Zn modulation is preserved throughout the cementum for durations >25year. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Cementum is an important tooth tissue to which the periodontal ligaments attach and consists primarily of carbonated apatite mineral and collagen. In optical microscopy of cementum thin sections, light/dark bands are formed annually, and age at death is determined by counting these bands. We employ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and X-ray fluorescence mapping to show the bands in Beluga whale cementum result from differences in mineral content and not from differences in collagen orientation as was concluded by others. Variation in Zn fluorescent intensity was found to be very sensitive indicator of changing biomineralization and suggest that Zn plays an important role this process.
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De Silva T, Uneri A, Ketcha MD, Reaungamornrat S, Goerres J, Jacobson MW, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ, Wolinsky JP, Siewerdsen JH. Registration of MRI to intraoperative radiographs for target localization in spinal interventions. Phys Med Biol 2017; 62:684-701. [PMID: 28050972 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/62/2/684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Decision support to assist in target vertebra localization could provide a useful aid to safe and effective spine surgery. Previous solutions have shown 3D-2D registration of preoperative CT to intraoperative radiographs to reliably annotate vertebral labels for assistance during level localization. We present an algorithm (referred to as MR-LevelCheck) to perform 3D-2D registration based on a preoperative MRI to accommodate the increasingly common clinical scenario in which MRI is used instead of CT for preoperative planning. Straightforward adaptation of gradient/intensity-based methods appropriate to CT-to-radiograph registration is confounded by large mismatch and noncorrespondence in image intensity between MRI and radiographs. The proposed method overcomes such challenges with a simple vertebrae segmentation step using vertebra centroids as seed points (automatically defined within existing workflow). Forwards projections are computed using segmented MRI and registered to radiographs via gradient orientation (GO) similarity and the CMA-ES (covariance-matrix-adaptation evolutionary-strategy) optimizer. The method was tested in an IRB-approved study involving 10 patients undergoing cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine surgery following preoperative MRI. The method successfully registered each preoperative MRI to intraoperative radiographs and maintained desirable properties of robustness against image content mismatch and large capture range. Robust registration performance was achieved with projection distance error (PDE) (median ± IQR) = 4.3 ± 2.6 mm (median ± IQR) and 0% failure rate. Segmentation accuracy for the continuous max-flow method yielded dice coefficient = 88.1 ± 5.2, accuracy = 90.6 ± 5.7, RMSE = 1.8 ± 0.6 mm, and contour affinity ratio (CAR) = 0.82 ± 0.08. Registration performance was found to be robust for segmentation methods exhibiting RMSE <3 mm and CAR >0.50. The MR-LevelCheck method provides a potentially valuable extension to a previously developed decision support tool for spine surgery target localization by extending its utility to preoperative MRI while maintaining characteristics of accuracy and robustness.
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- T De Silva
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Wedding JL, Harris HH, Bader CA, Plush SE, Mak R, Massi M, Brooks DA, Lai B, Vogt S, Werrett MV, Simpson PV, Skelton BW, Stagni S. Intracellular distribution and stability of a luminescent rhenium(i) tricarbonyl tetrazolato complex using epifluorescence microscopy in conjunction with X-ray fluorescence imaging. Metallomics 2017; 9:382-390. [DOI: 10.1039/c6mt00243a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reaungamornrat S, De Silva T, Uneri A, Goerres J, Jacobson M, Ketcha M, Vogt S, Kleinszig G, Khanna AJ, Wolinsky JP, Prince JL, Siewerdsen JH. Performance evaluation of MIND demons deformable registration of MR and CT images in spinal interventions. Phys Med Biol 2016; 61:8276-8297. [PMID: 27811396 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/23/8276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Accurate intraoperative localization of target anatomy and adjacent nervous and vascular tissue is essential to safe, effective surgery, and multimodality deformable registration can be used to identify such anatomy by fusing preoperative CT or MR images with intraoperative images. A deformable image registration method has been developed to estimate viscoelastic diffeomorphisms between preoperative MR and intraoperative CT using modality-independent neighborhood descriptors (MIND) and a Huber metric for robust registration. The method, called MIND Demons, optimizes a constrained symmetric energy functional incorporating priors on smoothness, geodesics, and invertibility by alternating between Gauss-Newton optimization and Tikhonov regularization in a multiresolution scheme. Registration performance was evaluated for the MIND Demons method with a symmetric energy formulation in comparison to an asymmetric form, and sensitivity to anisotropic MR voxel-size was analyzed in phantom experiments emulating image-guided spine-surgery in comparison to a free-form deformation (FFD) method using local mutual information (LMI). Performance was validated in a clinical study involving 15 patients undergoing intervention of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. The target registration error (TRE) for the symmetric MIND Demons formulation (1.3 ± 0.8 mm (median ± interquartile)) outperformed the asymmetric form (3.6 ± 4.4 mm). The method demonstrated fairly minor sensitivity to anisotropic MR voxel size, with median TRE ranging 1.3-2.9 mm for MR slice thickness ranging 0.9-9.9 mm, compared to TRE = 3.2-4.1 mm for LMI FFD over the same range. Evaluation in clinical data demonstrated sub-voxel TRE (<2 mm) in all fifteen cases with realistic deformations that preserved topology with sub-voxel invertibility (0.001 mm) and positive-determinant spatial Jacobians. The approach therefore appears robust against realistic anisotropic resolution characteristics in MR and yields registration accuracy suitable to application in image-guided spine-surgery.
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- S Reaungamornrat
- Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Uneri A, Goerres J, De Silva T, Jacobson MW, Ketcha MD, Reaungamornrat S, Kleinszig G, Vogt S, Khanna AJ, Wolinsky JP, Siewerdsen JH. Deformable 3D-2D Registration of Known Components for Image Guidance in Spine Surgery. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv 2016; 9902:124-132. [PMID: 37195053 PMCID: PMC10183252 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46726-9_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A 3D-2D image registration method is reported for guiding the placement of surgical devices (e.g., K-wires). The solution registers preoperative CT (and planning data therein) to intraoperative radiographs and computes the pose, shape, and deformation parameters of devices (termed "components") known to be in the radiographic scene. The deformable known-component registration (dKC-Reg) method was applied in experiments emulating spine surgery to register devices (K-wires and spinal fixation rods) undergoing realistic deformation. A two-stage registration process (i) resolves patient pose from individual radiographs and (ii) registers components represented as polygonal meshes based on a B-spline model. The registration result can be visualized as overlay of the component in CT analogous to surgical navigation but without conventional trackers or fiducials. Target registration error in the tip and orientation of deformable K-wires was (1.5±0.9)mm and 0.6∘±0.2∘, respectively. For spinal fixation rods, the registered components achieved Hausdorff distance of 3.4 mm. Future work includes testing in cadaver and clinical data and extension to more generalized deformation and component models.
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- A Uneri
- Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare XP Division, Erlangen, Germany
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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