Abstract:
This paper presents a method for real-time augmentation of vascular network
and tumors during minimally invasive liver surgery. Internal structures
computed from pre-operative CT scans can be overlaid onto the laparoscopic
view for surgery guidance. Compared to state-of-the-art methods, our method
uses a real-time biomechanical model to compute a volumetric displacement
field from partial three-dimensional liver surface motion. This permits to
properly handle the motion of internal structures even in the case of
anisotropic or heterogeneous tissues, as it is the case for the liver and
many anatomical structures. Real-time augmentation results are presented on
in vivo and phantom data and illustrate the benefits of such an approach for
minimally invasive surgery.
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