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Rapid patient-specific neural networks for X-ray to volume registration

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Why This Matters

This research addresses a critical bottleneck in image-guided surgery: quickly and accurately aligning 2D X-ray images with 3D CT scans during operations. Faster, more reliable X-ray-to-volume registration using patient-specific neural networks could reduce radiation exposure, prevent wrong-site surgical errors, and improve the precision of minimally invasive procedures in orthopedics, spine surgery, and interventional oncology.

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