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Archive >  Spinal Surgery 2007

Spine's Imaging Potential

Minimally invasive techniques have raised the demand for quality imaging.

Amir Vokshoor; and Robert Bray

Quality imaging is essential to navigating the spine during surgery. The small margin of error that minimally invasive techniques allow has heightened the need for more refined images. A successful spine facility will need a quality C-arm, fluoroscopy unit and radiolucent surgical tables. Fluoroscopy provides surgeons with a 2-D image of the targeted area. Intraoperative CT scanning offers a 3-D picture of the patient's anatomy and is ideal for more complex spine cases. Digital ORs, meanwhile, offer a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of spine imaging.

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