The NEAR project: active endoscopes in the operating room

Authors:
M. Ciucci;L. A. Kahrs;J. Raczkowsky;H. Wörn;M.-E. Halatsch
Affiliations:
Department of Process Automation and Robotics, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Baden-Württemberg, Germany;Department of Process Automation and Robotics, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Baden-Württemberg, Germany;Department of Process Automation and Robotics, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Baden-Württemberg, Germany;Department of Process Automation and Robotics, University of Karlsruhe (TH), Baden-Württemberg, Germany;Neurosurgical Department, University Hospital of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Venue:
VECIMS'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE international conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The following work describes in the field of neuroendoscopy the possibilities offered by active endoscopes equipped with augmented reality features and able to perform quantitative measurements. In the NEAR project, a practical implementation targeted towards endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and realized with standard optical systems and endoscopes is used as an example to discuss the limits and the possibilities offered by computer vision and navigations techniques.