Single dynamic structured light navigation for minimally invasive cervical pedicle screw insertion: Achieving complex design and precise puncture
Xuanhuang Chen, Xiaoxia Huang, Guodong Zhang, Kaijun Li, Qi Liu, Zaopeng He, Weihong Xu · 2026
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Xuanhuang Chen and co-workers test a light-based guidance system for placing screws into the small bones of the neck. Neck screws must be exact, since nerves and blood vessels sit close by. Their 2026 study uses cow neck bones as stand-ins, planning screw paths on scans first, then guiding real placement with structured light that maps the surface during the mock procedure.
Every one of the more than one hundred test wires landed in the safest grade of placement. Entry points missed the plan by less than a millimeter on average. The light scan lined the model up with the plan almost exactly. Such guidance could make a delicate operation steadier, though human trials remain ahead.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xuanhuang Chen, Xiaoxia Huang, Guodong Zhang, Kaijun Li, Qi Liu, Zaopeng He, Weihong Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45065 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |