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Towards Real Time Imaging and Tracking of Human Organs for Surgical Navigation by Using Artificial Magnetic Fields and MEMS Magnetic Sensor Nodes

Authors:
Jian Lu
Dapeng Zhang
Lan Zhang
Ryutaro Maeda
Yoichi Okuda
Masanao Kurata
Nobuhiro Ohkouchi

Keywords: surgical navigation; human organ; location tracking; magnetic field; MEMS sensor; MedTech innovation

Abstract:
Towards real time imaging of human organs during medical surgeries for organ excision or tumor care, we have been engaged in developing a high-resolution tracking system by using artificial magnetic fields and 3D MEMS magnetic sensor nodes for years. This paper presents fundamentals of this approach, design and simulation of the electromagnetic system for the pursuit of unique magnetic fields with preferable spatial resolution, and configuration of the developed prototypes. The preliminary results reveal that spatial resolution of a few mm can be achieved after applying multi-pairs electromagnetics, which is powered by DC and AC signal respectively for noise cancellation as well as for rotation recognition. Moreover, temperature dependence, background noise of a surgical room, and many other specifications of the developed system were investigated, evaluated, and discussed herein.

Pages: 11 to 14

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: February 24, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-836X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-691-0

Location: Athens, Greece

Dates: from February 24, 2019 to February 28, 2019