13th Annual Conference of the
International Society for Computer Aided Surgery

• 08:00 | Computer Assisted Head and Neck, and ENT Surgery – ENT-HN
• 11:30 | Cardiovascular Surgery - CVS
• 14:00 | Computer Assisted Neurosurgery – CANS
• 16:15 | Minimal Invasive Surgery – MIS
• 08:00 | Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery – CAOS
• 10:45 | Image Processing and Visualization – IPV
• 08:00 | Surgical Robotics and Instrumentation – SRI
• 10:00 | Surgical Navigation – SN
• 14:00 | Surgical Modelling, Simulation and Education – SMSE

10:00 Surgical Navigation – SN
Saturday, June 27, 2009; Estrelsaal A

Session Chairs:
Ramin Shahidi, PhD (USA); Kevin Cleary, PhD (USA)

10:00 The virtual reality tool VirSSPA in planning DIEP microsurgical breast reconstruction
P. Gacto-Sánchez, T. Gomez-Cia, D. Sicilia, C. Suárez, C. Parra, J.M. De la Higuera, Virgen del Rocio Univ. Hosp., Sevilla, B. Acha, C. Serrano, Univ. de Sevilla (E)

10:15 Automatic image-to-world registration based on x-ray projections in cone-beam CT-guided interventions
J. Siewerdsen, M. Daly, N. Hamming, J. Irish, Univ. Health Network, Toronto, Ontario (CDN)

10:30 Enhanced 3D integral videography overlay system for surgical navigation
H.H. Tran, H. Yamashita, H. Liao, K. Masamune, T. Dohi, The Univ. of Tokyo (J)

10:45 Fluoroscopy-based X-ray navigation with electromagnetic tracking for orthopedic applications: accuracy and feasibility study
L. Joskowicz, Y. Yarom, The Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (IL)

11:00 Alignment after navigated and conventional TKA - a prospective, randomized, CT-controlled trial
J. Lützner, K.P. Günther, S. Kirschner, Univ. Hosp. Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, F. Krummenauer, Univ. Witten/Herdecke (D)

11:15 The accuracy and reliability of imageless computer navigation for hip resurfacing arthroplasty
M. Olsen, M. Chiu, P. Gamble, N. Tumia, R. Boyle, E. Schemitsch, St. Michael's Hosp., Toronto, Ontario (CDN)

11:30 Multimodal image registration of VCT and OCT images: a step towards high accuracy in surgical navigation
H. Eilers, M. Wienke, T. Ortmaier, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Univ., Hannover, O. Majdani, M. Leinung, Hannover Medical School (D)

11:45 Feasibility of a real-time virtual reality navigation system utilizing open magnetic resonance imaging for safe and accurate excision of a breast tumor
M. Tomikawa, J. Hong, K. Konishi, M. Higashi, S. Ieiri, K. Tanoue, S. Shiotani, E. Kiao, Y. Maehara, M. Hashizume, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (J)

12:00 Path planning for reducing tissue damage in minimally invasive brain access
A. Popovic, K. Trovato, Philips Research North America, Briarcliff, NY (USA)

12:15 Break