Evaluation of Pedicle Screw Position on Computerized Tomography Using Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Software
Jiwon Park, Jin S Yeom, Yeonho Kim, Yoonjoong Hwang, Namkug Kim, Sang-Min Park, Vassilios S Nikolaou · 2024
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Description
Jiwon Park and a team of co-authors validate 3D software that checks where spine screws truly sit after surgery. Their study appeared in twenty twenty-four. Metal glare on ordinary CT scans blurs screw edges, and many hospitals lack navigation rigs to guide placement live.
The software rebuilds screws from their known density values. Fifty screws were planted in pig spines with random breaches, and three surgeons judged them by old and new views. The software kept perfect sensitivity while specificity jumped from sixty-three to eighty-three percent. Its positive calls were right ninety-six percent of the time. Nearly four hundred patient screws confirmed the gain, and agreement between readers was excellent. Misread screws mean missed complications, so the sharper view matters.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jiwon Park, Jin S Yeom, Yeonho Kim, Yoonjoong Hwang, Namkug Kim, Sang-Min Park, Vassilios S Nikolaou |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |