Safety and accuracy of cervical pedicle screw navigation using artificial intelligence–generated, MRI-based synthetic CT versus conventional CT
A complete radiation-free cervical pedicle screw navigation using MRI-based synthetic CT scans in a cadaveric experiment is feasible and as safe and accurate as conventional CT-guided navigation.
Authors
- S. Muijs
- Tom P. C. Schlösser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-5914)
- René M. Castelein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6182-0315)
- Sebastian G. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6203-8616)
- Yorck Rommelspacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3541-4700)
- P. Lafranca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6612-1986)
- Keita Ito
- Tijl A. van der Velden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6993-8767)
- Peter R. Seevinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-8575)
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- GC Image (United States) (US)
- Guidance (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Krankenhaus der Augustinerinnen (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Child Guidance Center (US)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.6.spine25213
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00