Citation
Sánchez González, Patricia and Oropesa García, Ignacio and Diaz, S. and Sánchez Margallo, Francisco Miguel and Lamata de la Orden, Pablo and Gómez Aguilera, Enrique J.
(2011).
How can video analysis help laparoscopic surgeons?.
In: "2011 SCATh Joint Workshop on New Technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery", 11/07/2011 - 13/07/2011, Graz, Austria. ISBN 978-94-6018-364-5. pp..
Abstract
Automatic analysis of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) video has the potential to drive new solutions that alleviate existing needs for safer surgeries: reproducible training programs, objective and transparent assessment systems and navigation tools to assist surgeons and improve patient safety. As an unobtrusive, always available source of information in the operating room (OR), this research proposes the use of surgical video for extracting useful information during surgical operations. Methodology proposed includes tools' tracking algorithm and 3D reconstruction of the surgical field. The motivation for these solutions is the augmentation of the laparoscopic view in order to provide orientation aids, optimal surgical path visualization, or preoperative virtual models overlay
