BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Wrong-level spinal surgery, especially in the thoracic
spine, remains a challenge for a variety of reasons related to visualization, such as …

Accounting for 70% of all spinal vascular malformations, spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas
(SDAVF) are the most common type of malformation. Interruption of the fistulous arterialized …

OBJECTIVE The goal of this work was to methodically evaluate, optimize, and validate a self-
supervised machine learning algorithm capable of real-time automatic registration and …

The modern management of spinal metastases requires a multidisciplinary approach that
includes radiation oncologists, surgeons, medical oncologists, and diagnostic and …

Purpose Traditionally, plain radiographs are used in intraoperative spinal level localization
(SLL), whereas counting vertebrae is often hampered by shoulders and scapulae in lateral …

Background Interruption of the fistulous point is the goal of treatment of spinal dural
arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs). Microsurgery remains a highly efficient treatment in terms of …

Background Wrong-level spine surgery is a rare but serious complication of spinal surgery
that increases patient harm and legal risks. Although such surgeries have been reported by …

Lung cancer, pneumonia, and other chest disorders including TB continue to be major
global public health issues. For prompt and successful treatment, it is essential to identify …

Objective: The objective of this study is to reduce the incidence of wrong-level surgery in
upper thoracic spinal surgery. Methods: The data of 26 patients whose level was determined …

Purpose: To introduce a novel localization method in minimally invasive spine surgery,
which has the advantages of precise positioning, simple operation, customization and …