Image-guided therapies have been on the rise in recent years as they can achieve higher
accuracy and are less invasive than traditional methods. By combining augmented reality …

Background A variety of human computer interfaces are used by robotic surgical systems to
control and actuate camera scopes during minimally invasive surgery. The purpose of this …

Laparoscopic surgery techniques are complex and impose postural and communication
constraints on the surgeon that may affect surgery outcomes. This paper explores the …

Background User interfaces play a vital role in the planning and execution of an
interventional procedure. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of using …

Background Tele-mentoring during surgery facilitates the transfer of surgical knowledge
from a mentor (specialist surgeon) to a mentee (operating surgeon). The aim of this work is …

The recent introduction of wireless head-mounted displays (HMD) promises to enhance 3D
image visualization by immersing the user into 3D morphology. This work introduces a …

Background Recent tele‐mentoring technologies for minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
augments the operative field with movements of virtual surgical instruments as visual cues …

Background This study presents user evaluation studies to assess the effect of information
rendered by an interventional planning software on the operator's ability to plan transrectal …

Prostate biopsy is considered as a definitive way for diagnosing prostate malignancies.
Urologists are currently moving towards MR-guided prostate biopsies over conventional …

Background and objective Modern imaging scanners produce an ever-growing body of
3D/4D multimodal data requiring image analytics and visualization of fused images …