Two-dimensional versus three-dimensional registration for image fusion in endovascular aortic surgery

Kirsten Dansey, Nicholas J. Swerdlow, Thomas F.X. O, Sara L. Zettervall, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Lars Stangenberg, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Washington, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Brigham and Women, s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Interventions, Columbia University, New York

Vascular

Published online on September 18, 2025

Abstract

Vascular, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 581-586, June 2026.
ObjectiveImage fusion allows for reduced operative time and radiation exposure during endovascular aortic operations. There are two approaches to register a preoperative CT scan to the patient; two X-ray images (2D) or a cone beam CT (CBCT, 3D). The goal ...