Ziehm Imaging and BrainLAB Improve Trauma and Spine Surgery With X-ray Based ...(d expanded dynamic range. The new...)

The new Ziehm NaviPort interface and the latest Fluoro 3D navigation software from BrainLAB allow 3D datasets taken during the operation to be used immediately for further interventions with the navigation system, without additional steps required for registration. This unique link between the two technologies saves valuable time in the operating room. BrainLAB Fluoro 3D surgical navigation software automatically and uniquely matches the C-arm dataset taken during surgery with the anatomical structures of the patient within seconds. With the aid of BrainLAB Fluoro 3D software, the surgeon can follow the patient's anatomy and the movements of the surgical instruments on the monitor in real-time during the operation. This provides surgeons with an improved overview of a minimally invasive procedure where they can, for example, plan for and position screws even more precisely than before.

Flexibility during surgery

In addition, the flat-panel detector is also unsusceptible to magnetic fields and can be used in any operational environment, even in the vicinity of an MR scanner. The narrow profile of the flat-panel detector allows for more free space between the generator and detector. This makes it easier for technologists to position the C-arm comfortably around the patient and surgical table. Optimal fluoroscopic views are thus possible from more angles-a crucial advantage, in particular, for operations on the spinal column.

"Ziehm Imaging has almost 40 years of experience in developing high-tech C-arms", explains Martin Herzmann, Director of Global Marketing at Ziehm Imaging. "We cooperate closely with more than 100 clinics in which we have installed our systems in order to continue development of X-ray based imaging with flat-panel technology. As a technology leader, we are expanding the range of clinical applications of our systems for the benefit of patients and for the benef
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