Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions

Abstract: Patient tracking is an essential part in a surgical augmented reality system for correct hologram to patient registration. Augmented reality can support a surgeon with visual assistance to navigate more precisely during neurosurgical interventions. In this work, a system for patient tracking based on infrared markers is proposed. These markers are widely used in medical applications and meet the special medical requirements such as sterilizability. A tracking accuracy of 0.76 mm is achieved when using the near field reflectivity and depth sensor of the HoloLens. On the HoloLens a performance of 55–60 fps is reached, which grants a sufficiently stable placement of the holograms in the operating room.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions ; volume:6 ; number:1 ; year:2020 ; extent:04 ; Current directions in biomedical engineering ; 6, Heft 1 (2020) (gesamt 04)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Kunz, Christian ; Maurer, Paulina ; Kees, Fabian ; Henrich, Pit ; Marzi, Christian ; Hlaváč, Michal ; Schneider, Max ; Mathis-Ullrich, Franziska

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2020-0027
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410141701147.016240122114
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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