Laparoscopic tool tracking method for augmented reality surgical applications

Alicia M. Cano, Francisco Gayá, Pablo Lamata de la Orden, Patricia Sánchez-González, Enrique J. Gómez

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Abstract

Vision-based tracking of laparoscopic tools offers new possibilities for improving surgical training and for developing new augmented reality surgical applications. We present an original method to determine not only the tip position, but also the orientation of a laparoscopic tool respect to the camera coordinate frame. A simple mathematical formulation shows how segmented tool edges and camera field of view define the tool 3D orientation. Then, 3D position of the tool tip is determined by image 2D coordinates of any known point of the tool and by tool's diameter. Accuracy is evaluated in real image sequences with known ground truth. Results show a positioning error of 9,28 mmRMS, what is explained by inaccuracies in the estimation of tool edges. The main advantage of proposed method is its robustness to occlusions of the tool tip.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Pages191-196
Number of pages6
Volume5104 LNCS
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event4th International Symposium on Biomedical Simulation, ISBMS 2008 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 7 Jul 20088 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5104 LNCS
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Conference

Conference4th International Symposium on Biomedical Simulation, ISBMS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period7/07/20088/07/2008

Keywords

  • Augmented reality tools
  • Laparoscopic tool tracking
  • Surgical training programs
  • Video-endoscopic analysis

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