Enhancing reality in the operating room

Author

Lorensen, William ; Cline, Harvey ; Nafis, Christopher ; Kikinis, Ron ; Altobelli, David ; Gleason, Langham

Author_Institution

General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

25-29 Oct 1993

Firstpage

410

Lastpage

415

Abstract

Three dimensional computer models of the anatomy generated from volume acquisitions of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are useful adjuncts to 2D images. This paper describes a system that merges the computer generated 3D models with live video to enhance the surgeon´s understanding of the anatomy beneath the surface. The system can be used as a planning aid before the operation and provide additional information during an operation. The application of the system to a brain operation is described

Keywords

brain; computerised tomography; interactive video; medical image processing; neurophysiology; physiological models; physiology; planning; surgery; 2D images; 3D computer models; anatomy; brain operation; computed tomography; computer generated 3D models; information; live video; magnetic resonance imaging; operating room; planning aid; reality enhancement; surgeon´s understanding; volume acquisitions; Anatomy; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Hospitals; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Neoplasms; Surgery; Surges; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Visualization, 1993. Visualization '93, Proceedings., IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-3940-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VISUAL.1993.398902

Filename

398902