Vision-based Proximity Detection in Retinal Surgery

Richa, Rogerio; Balicki, Marcin; Sznitman, Raphael; Meisner, Eric; Taylor, Russell; Hager, Gregory (2012). Vision-based Proximity Detection in Retinal Surgery. IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering, 59(9), pp. 2291-2301. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE 10.1109/TBME.2012.2202903

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In retinal surgery, surgeons face difficulties such as indirect visualization of surgical targets, physiological tremor, and lack of tactile feedback, which increase the risk of retinal damage caused by incorrect surgical gestures. In this context, intraocular proximity sensing has the potential to overcome current technical limitations and increase surgical safety. In this paper, we present a system for detecting unintentional collisions between surgical tools and the retina using the visual feedback provided by the opthalmic stereo microscope. Using stereo images, proximity between surgical tools and the retinal surface can be detected when their relative stereo disparity is small. For this purpose, we developed a system comprised of two modules. The first is a module for tracking the surgical tool position on both stereo images. The second is a disparity tracking module for estimating a stereo disparity map of the retinal surface. Both modules were specially tailored for coping with the challenging visualization conditions in retinal surgery. The potential clinical value of the proposed method is demonstrated by extensive testing using a silicon phantom eye and recorded rabbit in vivo data.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - AI in Medical Imaging Laboratory

UniBE Contributor:

Sznitman, Raphael

Subjects:

000 Computer science, knowledge & systems
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 620 Engineering

ISSN:

0018-9294

Publisher:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE

Language:

English

Submitter:

Raphael Sznitman

Date Deposited:

21 May 2015 13:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:47

Publisher DOI:

10.1109/TBME.2012.2202903

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.68808

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/68808

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