Augmented reality assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2014;17(Pt 2):357-64. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-10470-6_45.

Abstract

Computer assisted navigation is a widely adopted technique in neurosurgery and orthopedics. However, it is rarely used for surgeries on abdominal organs. In this paper, we propose a novel, noninvasive method based on electromagnetic tracking to determine the pose of the kidney. As a clinical use case, we show a complete surgical navigation system for augmented reality assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. Experiments were performed ex vivo on pig kidneys and the evaluation showed an excellent augmented reality alignment error of 2.1 mm ± 1.2 mm.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Kidney / pathology*
  • Kidney / surgery*
  • Laparoscopes*
  • Magnetics / instrumentation*
  • Nephrectomy / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Swine
  • User-Computer Interface*