Non-invasive patient registration for robotic neurosurgery
Project description
Project code: NPOO.C3.2.R2-I1.06.0153
Implementation period: 28.6.2023. – 27.6.2026.
Total project amount: 553,341.04 EUR
Financing program: National Recovery and Resilience Plan 2021-2026 (NRRP)
Financing sub-program: Developmental research grants
Project coordinator: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Project lead: Assistant Professor, PhD Filip Šuligoj
Innovation and significance
The proposed project aims to establish a team of young researchers who will develop an innovative method of non-invasive patient registration for robotic neurosurgery through 36 months of research activities. In minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures, the surgical sites are not visible (from the outside), so the use of robots requires spatial registration of the patient, i.e. linking preoperative medical images with the patient positioned in the operating room.
The research will focus on methods for localization of anatomical features to enable precise multimodal patient registration. The research results will be validated by in vitro experiments, and the technical feasibility will be demonstrated on a prototype robotic system. The project proposal includes an innovative and scientifically and commercially unprecedented concept for non-invasive patient localization, for which patent verification, protection and technology transfer procedures will be carried out.
For the successful formation and education of the research team, intensive activities will be implemented that contribute to the professional development of young researchers and international networking of Croatian research organizations (education, conferences, international research cooperation). The outcome of the project is the creation of a new research group that will contribute to increasing the international attractiveness, recognition and visibility of the Croatian research system, as well as the transfer of knowledge and technology in the field of medical robotics.
Team members
Filip Šuligoj, PhD
Assistant professor
Tara Knežević
Teaching assistant and PhD student
Danijela Mavrić Čeliković, PhD
Project administrator
Jurica Cvetić
Young researcher and PhD student
Ines Freitag
Young researcher and PhD student
Roč Stilinović
Young researcher and PhD student
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The project was co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund
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