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MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Modeling and Segmentation of Surgical Workflow from Laparoscopic Video
Modeling and analyzing surgeries based on signals that are obtained automatically from the operating room (OR) is a field of recent interest. It can be valuable for analyzing and u...
Tobias Blum, Hubertus Feußner, Nassir Navab
IJRR
2010
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13 years 11 months ago
Equilibrium Conformations of Concentric-tube Continuum Robots
Robots consisting of several concentric, preshaped, elastic tubes can work dexterously in narrow, constrained, and/or winding spaces, as are commonly found in minimally invasive s...
D. Caleb Rucker, Robert J. Webster III, Gregory S....
ISBMS
2010
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
A Point-Based Simulation Framework for Minimally Invasive Surgery
In this paper, we present a physically-based simulation framework to build up real-time Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) simulators using pointbased techniques. In our framework, s...
Bo Zhu, Lixu Gu, Xiaopeng Peng, Zhe Zhou
VISUALIZATION
1999
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Digital Design of a Surgical Simulator for Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
We present the design of a simulator for a prototype interventional magnetic resonance imaging scanner. This MRI scanner is integrated with an operating theater, enabling new tech...
Terry S. Yoo, Penny Rheingans
MICCAI
2010
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Motion Compensated SLAM for Image Guided Surgery
The effectiveness and clinical benefits of image guided surgery are well established for procedures where there is manageable tissue motion. In minimally invasive cardiac, gastro...
Peter Mountney and Guang-Zhong Yang
WACV
2002
IEEE
14 years 5 months ago
Viewing Enhancement in Video-Endoscopy
Video-endoscopy (Figure 1), a mode of minimally invasive surgery, has proven to be significantly less invasive to the patient. However, it creates a much more complex operation env...
Dan Koppel, Yuan-Fang Wang, Hua Lee
IS4TH
2003
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
GeRTiSS: A Generic Multi-model Surgery Simulator
The construction of surgery simulators will be a key tool in the development and diffusion of minimally invasive surgery. Nowadays, most simulators are oriented to training surgeon...
Carlos Monserrat, Oscar López, Ullrich Meie...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
14 years 6 months ago
Photo-Realistic Tissue Reflectance Modelling for Minimally Invasive Surgical Simulation
Computer-based simulation is an important tool for surgical skills training and assessment. In general, the degree of realism experienced by the trainees is determined by the visua...
Mohamed A. ElHelw, M. Stella Atkins, Marios Nicola...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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14 years 6 months ago
Prototype of Instrument for Minimally Invasive Surgery with 6-Axis Force Sensing Capability
Abstract— Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) challenges the surgeon’s skills due to his separation from the operation area which can only be reached with long instruments. To ove...
Ulrich Seibold, Bernhard Kübler, Gerd Hirzing...
MIAR
2006
IEEE
14 years 6 months ago
Tracking of Instruments in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Surgical Skill Analysis
Intraoperative assistance systems aim to improve the quality of the surgery and enhance the surgeon’s capabilities. Preferable would be a system which provides support depending ...
Stefanie Speidel, Michael Delles, Carsten Gutt, R&...