CPC A61B 34/10 (2016.02) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/4533 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/32 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); G01R 33/56358 (2013.01); A61B 2034/104 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/256 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02)] | 8 Claims |
1. A surgical system for assessing a patient, the surgical system comprising:
an imaging system configured to obtain an image of an anatomy of the patient, the anatomy comprising a ligament;
wherein the imaging system comprises a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; and
a mechanical driver configured to be positioned on the patient, the mechanical driver configured to induce vibrational shear waves in the anatomy that can be visualized by the MRI system; and
a computer system coupled to the imaging system, the computer system configured to:
receive a patient-specific model of the anatomy of the patient,
receive the image from the imaging system,
determine a mechanical property of the ligament based on the received image, wherein the mechanical property comprises an elasticity of the ligament,
perform a musculoskeletal simulation on the patient-specific model using the determined mechanical property, the musculoskeletal simulation comprising a virtual operation simulating the effects of performing one or more procedures upon the anatomy that are configured to balance strains in collateral ligaments of the patient, and
update a surgical plan based on the performed musculoskeletal simulation, wherein the update to the surgical plan comprises a modification to a surgical step for a bone associated with the surgical plan.
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