Title :
A laboratory for computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery
Author :
Beltrame, F. ; Dario, P. ; Fadda, M. ; Marcacci, M. ; Marcenaro, G. ; Martelli, S. ; Sandini, G. ; Visani, A.
Author_Institution :
Instituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
The overall architecture and the objectives of a laboratory devoted to investigate the integration of planning and executing procedures for orthopaedic surgery are presented. The main components of the architecture are a graphic workstation for processing and manipulating medical images in the planning phase, and two industrial robot manipulators, equipped with a number of different sensors, for executing surgical interventions.<>
Keywords :
manipulators; medical image processing; surgery; workstations; computer-assisted orthopaedic surgery; graphic workstation; industrial robot manipulators; medical image processing; surgical interventions; Biomedical imaging; Computer architecture; Computer graphics; Laboratories; Medical robotics; Orthopedic surgery; Process planning; Robot sensing systems; Service robots; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics, 1991. 'Robots in Unstructured Environments', 91 ICAR., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa, Italy
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0078-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240562
