A surgical imaging system includes spaced-apart first and second x-ray
sources mounted above a patient support surface. An x-ray detector
mounted below the patient support surface generates first x-ray images
based upon x-rays from the first x-ray source and second x-ray images
based upon x-rays from the second x-ray source. These first and second
x-ray images are used to generate a stereofluoroscopic image via a stereo
display for a surgeon performing image-guided surgery. The
stereofluoroscopic imaging system may be used in conjunction with robotic
surgery. A surgical robot operatively controls a surgical tool in an area
between the first x-ray source and the x-ray detector, and between the
second x-ray source and the x-ray detector. The system may optionally
include a first video camera mounted proximate the first x-ray source and
a second video camera mounted proximate the second x-ray source. The
stereo display selectively displays the first and second video images or
the first and second x-ray image, and dissolves between the sources to
correlate an outer view with the fluoroscopic view.