Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions

Kunz C, Maurer P, Kees F, Henrich P, Marzi C, Hlaváč M, Schneider M, Mathis-Ullrich F (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering De Gruyter

Book Volume: 6

Article Number: 20200027

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2020-0027

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.

Authors with CRIS profile

Pit Henrich
Franziska Mathis-Ullrich

Involved external institutions

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) DE Germany (DE) Universität Ulm DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Kunz, C., Maurer, P., Kees, F., Henrich, P., Marzi, C., Hlaváč, M.,... Mathis-Ullrich, F. (2020). Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2020-0027

MLA:

Kunz, Christian, et al. "Infrared marker tracking with the HoloLens for neurosurgical interventions." Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 6.1 (2020).

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