REVEAL: Reconstruction, Enhancement, Visualization, and Ergonomic Assessment for Laparoscopy

Abstract

The goal of this work is to develop and test new technologies that will break down the barriers that block more surgeons from attaining and continuing to practice (without injury or pain) high levels of skill in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This project will develop new technology by concentrating on three major research thrusts: Smart Image: the project will develop and evaluate new approaches for extracting, fusing, and presenting information cues from imagery and other data sources; Configurable Display: the project will develop new approaches for presenting existing data (video, CT data) and extracted cues (3D reconstruction, haptic cues, etc.) to the user within a flexible, configurable display environment; Ergonomic Assessment: the project will use existing technology and build new techniques as needed to acquire crucial ergonomic data relative to key factors of patient position, technology configuration, and instrument design.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444762

Entities

People

  • W. B. Seales

Organizations

  • University of Kentucky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Cameras
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • Display Systems
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Image Processing
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Medical Personnel
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface
  • Video Images
  • Visualizations

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.