Automatic instrument localization in laparoscopic surgery

This paper presents a tracking algorithm for automatic instrument localization in robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery. We present a simple and robust system that doesn't need the presence of artificial marks, or special colours to distinguish the instruments. So, the system enables the ro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Climent, Joan, Marés, Pere
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:24309
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/24309
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/elcvia.70
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Laparoscopic surgery
Object recognition
Hough transform
Image processing system
Real-time tracking
Cirurgia d'invasió mínima
Reconeixement objecte
Tècnica d'extracció de característiques
Sistema de processament d'imatges
Rastreig en temps real
Cirugía de invasión mínima
Reconocimiento objeto
Técnica de extracción de características
Sistema de procesamiento de imágenes
Rastreo en tiempo real
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Sumario:This paper presents a tracking algorithm for automatic instrument localization in robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery. We present a simple and robust system that doesn't need the presence of artificial marks, or special colours to distinguish the instruments. So, the system enables the robot to track the usual instruments used in laparoscopic operations. Since the instruments are normally the most structured objects in laparoscopic scenes, the algorithm uses the Hough transform to detect straight lines in the scene. In order to distinguish among different instruments or other structured elements present in the scene, motion information is also used. We give in this paper a detailed description of all stages of the system.