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Virtual Reality Aided Mobile C-Arm Positioning For Image-Guided Surgery, Zhenzhou Shao Dec 2013

Virtual Reality Aided Mobile C-Arm Positioning For Image-Guided Surgery, Zhenzhou Shao

Doctoral Dissertations

Image-guided surgery (IGS) is the minimally invasive procedure based on the pre-operative volume in conjunction with intra-operative X-ray images which are commonly captured by mobile C-arms for the confirmation of surgical outcomes. Although currently some commercial navigation systems are employed, one critical issue of such systems is the neglect regarding the radiation exposure to the patient and surgeons. In practice, when one surgical stage is finished, several X-ray images have to be acquired repeatedly by the mobile C-arm to obtain the desired image. Excessive radiation exposure may increase the risk of some complications. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a …


Automated Home Apnea System, Collin G. Howser, Trevor Grieco May 2013

Automated Home Apnea System, Collin G. Howser, Trevor Grieco

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

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