Mixed Reality (MR) is of increasing interest within technology-driven modern medicine but is
not yet used in everyday practice. This situation is changing rapidly, however, and this paper …

Upon publication almost 15 years ago, the first edition almost instantly became a trusted
reference, setting the stage for the coming decade, in which the explosion in research and …

In transoral robotic surgery preoperative image data do not reflect large deformations of the
operative workspace from perioperative setup. To address this challenge, in this study we …

Purpose During medical needle placement using image-guided navigation systems, the
clinician must concentrate on a screen. To reduce the clinician's visual reliance on the …

Purpose To design an augmented reality solution that assists surgeons during the distal
locking of intramedullary nailing procedures. Method Traditionally, the procedure is …

The interlocking of intramedullary nails is a technically demanding procedure which involves
a considerable amount of X-ray acquisitions; one study lists as many as 48 to successfully …

We describe a face modeling system which estimates complete facial structure and texture
from a real-time video stream. The system begins with a face trading algorithm which detects …

Background Determination of lower limb alignment is a prerequisite for successful
orthopedic surgical treatment. Traditional methods include the electrocautery cord …

We present a unique simulator-based methodology for assessing both technical and
nontechnical (cognitive) skills for surgical trainees while immersed in a complete medical …

An imaging system such as a medical C-arm x-ray fluoros copy machine includes a tracking
system that tracks a position of an X-ray source and an X-ray detector using sensors which …