http://ubimon.doc.ic.ac.uk/roboticsen-ukvipCMShttp://ubimon.doc.ic.ac.uk/robotics/index.php?article=1247 Medical robotics and computer assisted surgery are used in a growing number of operating rooms around the world, largely as a result of the popularity of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), which uses special instruments that can be inserted into and manipulated through small incisions typically no more than a few millimetres long. It operates under remote optical and video guidance and greatly reduces patient trauma and recovery times. For robotic assisted MIS, dexterity is enhanced by microprocessor controlled mechanical wrists, which allow motion scaling for reducing gross hand movements and the performance of micro-scale tasks that are otherwise not possible. The aim of this project is to develop effective visualisation and augmented reality techniques for extending the vision of the surgeon during robotic assisted MIS by integrating pre- and intra-operative morphological and functional information of the anatomy. It is focused on the development of new techniques for multi-modal and multi-scale image co-registration and fusion, real-time 3D soft-tissue deformation modelling, reconstruction, and haptic feedback for providing more effective, safer navigation of the complex surgical environment. The key technical objectives of the consortium are: To develop real-time AR for pre- and intra-operative visualisation and navigation under large tissue deformation; To integrate 3D functional imaging to provide in vivo, in situ tissue characterisation and a“see-througha” vision; To de.....READ MORE...Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:17:50 GMThttp://ubimon.doc.ic.ac.uk/robotics/index.php?article=1247