Title

Ultrasound-Based Liver Computer Assisted Surgery

Keywords

Image-guided surgery; Liver; Registration

Abstract

Ongoing research toward development of a computer-assisted, ultrasound-based software/hardware tool to improve instrument positioning in moving organs during minimally invasive abdominal surgery is presented. The main objective of this research is to calculate, in real time and without user intervention, the pre-/intra-operative 3D/2D image misalignment due to patient respiration and the shift induced by the surgical instrument. Our methodology applied to the particular case of the liver, and partial results related to the image registration approach, based on organ segmentation and shape description, are presented. Preliminary results are highly encouraging. Among other benefits, use of this tool will increase surgeon confidence and improve surgery outcomes.

Publication Date

12-1-2004

Publication Title

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volume

26 III

Number of Pages

1774-1777

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

11144294224 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/11144294224

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