Abstract: Towards Automatic C-arm Positioning for Standard Projections in Orthopedic Surgery

Lisa Kausch, Sarina Thomas, Holger Kunze, Maxim Privalov, Sven Yves Vetter, Jochen Franke, Andreas H. Mahnken, Lena Maier-Hein, Klaus H. Maier-Hein

Abstract: Guidance and quality control in orthopedic surgery increasingly relies on intra-operative fluoroscopy using a mobile C-arm. The accurate acquisition of standardized and anatomy-specific projections is essential in this process. The corresponding iterative positioning of the C-arm is error-prone and involves repeated manual acquisitions or even continuous fluoroscopy.