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2023: Start using digital spinal navigation to treat spinal column tumors
Doctors of the Department of Neuro-Oncology of the National Medical Research Center of Oncology (Rostov-on-Don) mastered and introduced into practice an innovative technology for the treatment of spinal column tumors - digital spinal navigation. The press service of the institution announced this on May 18, 2023.
The technique is used in various diseases and injuries of the spine that require accurate implantation of stabilizing systems. To do this, the specialists of the Rostov Cancer Center use a modern platform for three-dimensional surgical navigation and visualization with high-tech software.
As noted in the National Medical Research Center, the digital application for spinal navigation allows you to effectively conduct preoperative planning and accurately calculate the installation of transpedicular screws. According to CT studies of the patient, a 3D model of the spine affected by the tumor is formed, an operation plan is created, injection trajectories, calculations of the length and width of the implanted systems are determined.
Neurosurgical intervention in spinal tumors, including metastatic neoplasms, is performed in 3 stages. First, using a virtual model of the spine, using a digital navigation system, a stabilizing system is selected. The second step, using a microscope and spinal navigation, removes the tumor. The final stage fixes the stabilization system.
The duration of surgery using digital spinal navigation is reduced by 2-3 times.
It is noted that digital spinal navigation increases the effectiveness of treating spinal tumors, reduces the number of complications compared to traditional surgery and preserves the patient's quality of life. With the help of spinal navigation, more than 30 operations for spinal tumors were performed at the National Medical Research Center of Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russia. In the future, specialists from the Department of Neuro-Oncology will use this technology to treat post-traumatic conditions of the spine.[1]
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