• International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.30-41
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• 2006

The goal of this work is to develop and test a robot-assisted surgery system for spinal fusion. The system is composed of a robot, a surgical planning system, and a navigation system. It plays the role of assisting surgeons for inserting a pedicle screw in the spinal fusion procedure. Compared to conventional methods for spinal fusion, the proposed surgical procedure ensures minimum invasion and better accuracy by using robot and image information. The robot plays the role of positioning and guiding needles, drills, and other surgical instruments or conducts automatic boring and screwing. Pre-operative CT images intra-operative fluoroscopic images are integrated to provide the surgeon with information for surgical planning. Some experiments employing the developed robotic surgery system are conducted. The experimental results confirm that the system is not only able to guide the surgical tools by accurately pointing and orienting the specified location, but also successfully compensate the movement of the patient due to respiration.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.144-148
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• 2005

The goal of this work is to develop and test a robot-assisted surgery system for spinal fusion. The system is composed of a robot, a surgical planning system, and a navigation system. It plays the role of assisting surgeons for inserting a pedicle screw in the spinal fusion procedure. Compared to conventional methods fer spinal fusion, the proposed surgical procedure ensures minimum invasion and better accuracy by using robot and image information. The robot plays the role of positioning and guiding needles, drills, and other surgical instruments or conducts automatic boring and screwing. Pre-operative CT images and intra-operative fluoroscopic images are integrated to provide the surgeon with information for surgical planning. Several experiments employing the developed robotic surgery system are conducted. The experimental results confirmed that the system is not only able to guide the surgical tools by accurately pointing and orienting the specified location, but also successfully compensate the movement of the patient due to his/her respiration.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2010

Surgery with the computer navigation system can make it possible to identify important anatomical structures which are difficult to be confirmed with the naked eye in the operation, and has extended their applications in various surgical fields. The head and neck surgery especially requires detailed anatomical knowledges and these knowledges have influences on postoperative functions and esthetics of a patient. In the orthognathic surgery, we should take osteotomies in the precise locations of the jawbones and move segments to the intended positions. There are so many important anatomical structures around the osteotomy-sites in the orthognathic surgery that the prevention of damage to these structures to obtain satisfactory results without any complication. There are vessels of the pterygoid plexus posterior to the pterygoid plate in the maxilla and the mandibular nerve enters the mandibluar foramen in the mandibular ramus. These locations should be confirmed perioperatively to avoid any injury to these structures. The navigation-assisted surgery may be helpful for this purpose. We performed navigational orthognathic surgeries with preoperative CT images and obtained satisfactory results. The osteotomy was performed in the proper location and damaging the surrounding important anatomical structures was avoided by keeping the saw away from them with the real-time navigation. It may be required to develop proper devices and protocols for the navigation-assisted orthognathic surgery.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2009

컴퓨터를 이용한 정형외과 수술(Computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery, CAOS) 분야는 인공관절 치환술, 십자 인대 재건술, 척추경 나사삽입술 등의 수술에서 그 효용성과 정확성에 대해 많은 평가가 있었다. 최근에는 골종양 의 절제와 종양 절제 후 발생한 골결손 재건에 적용한 증례가 보고되고 있다. 종양과 정상조직 간의 3차원 관계를 보여 줌으로써, 종양의 안전한 절제 뿐 아니라 기능의 보존을 최대화하는데 도움을 줄 수 있다. 그러나, navigation을 골종양 수술에 이용하기 위해서는 사용방법에 대한 완벽한 이해와 정확성 뒤에 숨어있는 오차에 대해 숙지하고 있어야 할 것이다. 저자의 임상 경험을 토대로 종양 수술에서 navigation을 이용할 때 수술 방법과 일반 정형외과 수술에서의 navigation 사용과 다른 점을 기술하고자 한다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2004

Total knee arthroplasty has become a common procedure for treatment of severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and post-traumatic arthritis. In the past, failure of total knee arthroplasty was commonly attributable to aseptic loosening, often associated with component malalignment, soft tissue imbalance. With improved surgical instrumentation and soft tissue balancing techiniques, failure secondary to mechanical loosening has been minimal. But surgeons are still dissatisfied with implant malalignment. Correct tibiofemoral alignment seems to be particularly important since it is generally agreed that axial deviation and imprecise implantation may lead to loosening of the implant component. Navigation systems and robotic techniques could potentially solve problems of imprecision in traditional total knee arthroplasty. It is expected that the success rate and longevity of total knee arthroplasty will be improved during the twenty first century.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2016

Purpose: Early diagnosis of gastric cancer is still the exception in Western countries. In the East, as in Japan and Korea, this disease is an endemic disorder. More conservative surgical procedures are frequently performed in early gastric cancer cases in these countries where sentinel lymph node navigation surgery is becoming a safe option for some patients. This study aims to evaluate preliminary outcomes of patients with early gastric cancer who underwent sentinel node navigation surgeries in Brazil, a country with non-endemic gastric cancer levels. Materials and Methods: From September 2008 to March 2014, 14 out of 205 gastric cancer patients underwent sentinel lymph node navigation surgeries, which were performed using intraoperative, endoscopic, and peritumoral injection of patent blue dye. Results: Antrectomies with Billroth I gastroduodenostomies were performed in seven patients with distal tumors. The other seven patients underwent wedge resections. Sentinel basin resections were performed in four patients, and lymphadenectomies were extended to stations 7, 8, and 9 in the other 10. Two patients received false-negative results from sentinel node biopsies, and one of those patients had micrometastasis. There was one postoperative death from liver failure in a cirrhotic patient. Another cirrhotic patient died after two years without recurrence of gastric cancer, also from liver failure. All other patients were followed-up for 13 to 79 months with no evidence of recurrence. Conclusions: Sentinel lymph node navigation surgery appears to be a safe procedure in a country with non-endemic levels of gastric cancer.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2020

Objective : Fixation of the C1-2 segment is challenging because of the complex anatomy in the region and the need for a high degree of accuracy to avoid complications. Preoperative 3D-computed tomography (CT) scans can help reduce the risk of complications in the vertebral artery, spinal cord, and nerve roots. However, the patient may be susceptible to injury if the patient's anatomy does not match the preoperative CT scans. The intraoperative 3D image-based navigation systems have reduced complications in instrument-assisted techniques due to greater accuracy. This study aimed to compare the radiologic outcomes of C1-2 fusion surgery between intraoperative CT image-guided operation and fluoroscopy-guided operation. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the radiologic images of 34 patients who underwent C1-2 fusion spine surgery from January 2009 to November 2018 at our hospital. We assessed 17 cases each of degenerative cervical disease and trauma in a study population of 18 males and 16 females. The mean age was 54.8 years. A total of 139 screws were used and the surgical procedures included 68 screws in the C1 lateral mass, 58 screws in C2 pedicle, nine screws in C2 lamina and C2 pars screws, four lateral mass screws in sub-axial level. Of the 34 patients, 19 patients underwent screw insertion using intraoperative mobile CT. Other patients underwent atlantoaxial fusion with a standard fluoroscopy-guided device. Results : A total of 139 screws were correctly positioned. We analyzed the positions of 135 screws except for the four screws that performed the lateral mass screws in C3 vertebra. Minor screw penetration was observed in seven cases (5.2%), and major pedicle screw penetration was observed in three cases (2.2%). In one case, the malposition of a C2 pedicle screw was confirmed, which was subsequently corrected. There were no complications regarding vertebral artery injury or onset of new neurologic deficits. The screw malposition rate was lower (5.3%) in patients who underwent intraoperative CT-based navigation than that for fluoroscopy-guided cases (10.2%). And we confirmed that the operation time can be significantly reduced by surgery using intraoperative O-arm device. Conclusion : Spinal navigation using intraoperative cone-beam CT scans is reliable for posterior fixation in unstable C1-2 pathologies and can be reduced the operative time.

• 한국항행학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1111-1117
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 의료용 신조명 부품으로 주목받고 있는 고출력 LED를 사용해 구강구조 확인을 위한 치과영역, 진료 및 수술실에서 환부에 대한 작은 범위(국소부위)의 무영 촬영이 가능한 휴대용 LED Light를 설계 개발하였다. 개발에 적용한 LED는 피사체 고유의 Tone에 대한 섬세한 표현력과 입체감을 부각시키기 위해 다양한 색상 구현 및 광량조절이 가능하도록 3색 LED를 사용했다. 사용된 LED의 전기적 특성 및 광학적 특성을 고려해 고효율의 Light Module를 개발했으며 휴대 사용을 위해 낮은 전압에서도 구동이 가능한 SMPS를 제작했다. 또한 PWM 제어방식을 이용해 단색광부터 백색광까지 32,768개의 다양한 색상 구현이 가능했다.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2016

Background: Restoring the orbital cavity in large blow out fractures is a challenge for surgeons due to the anatomical complexity. This study evaluated the clinical outcomes and orbital volume after orbital wall fracture repair using a rapid prototyping (RP) technique and intraoperative navigation system. Methods: This prospective study was conducted on the medical records and radiology records of 12 patients who had undergone a unilateral blow out fracture reconstruction using a RP technique and an intraoperative navigation system from November 2014 to March 2015. The surgical results were assessed by an ophthalmic examination and a comparison of the preoperative and postoperative orbital volume ratio (OVR) values. Results: All patients had a successful treatment outcome without complications. Volumetric analysis revealed a significant decrease in the mean OVR from $1.0952{\pm}0.0662$ (ranging from 0.9917 to 1.2509) preoperatively to $0.9942{\pm}0.0427$ (ranging from 0.9394 to 1.0680) postoperatively. Conclusion: The application of a RP technique for the repair of orbital wall fractures is a useful tool that may help improve the clinical outcomes by understanding the individual anatomy, determining the operability, and restoring the orbital cavity volume through optimal implant positioning along with an intraoperative navigation system.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.478-489
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• 2018

슬관절의 골관절염 환자에서 슬관절 전치환술은 통증 경감 및 기능 회복에 도움이 되는 치료법으로 많이 시행되고 있다. 최근 수술 술기 및 과학 기술의 발달로 인하여 내비게이션 장치를 이용하여 슬관절 전치환술 후 하지 정렬과 치환물의 위치 및 정렬을 호전시키려는 노력이 지속적으로 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 내비게이션 장치를 이용할 경우 수술 중에 신전, 굴곡 시 내외측 간격, 하지 및 치환물의 정렬에 대하여 실시간 추적이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 하지만 고식적인 방법에 비해 추적기 사용에 따른 추가적 절개로 인한 감염 및 골절 등의 합병증 발생 가능성이 있고 수술 시간이 길어지는 단점 및 비용 부담 등이 지적되어 왔다. 지금까지 많은 연구들이 진행되어 왔으나 임상적 효용성에 대해서는 아직까지 논란이 있다. 하지만 많은 연구들에서 관상면 상에서 역학적 축 내, 외반 $3^{\circ}$이내의 정렬 빈도를 높여주는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이번 종설에서는 내비게이션 장치를 이용한 슬관절 전치환술의 수술 방법 및 수술 시 주의사항, 최근 연구들의 임상적 결과 및 방사선적 결과, 내비게이션 장치의 유용성과 최근 동향에 대하여 기술하고자 한다.