Selective use of face gesture interface and instrument tracking system for control of a robotic laparoscope positioner

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 2879, Issue PART 2, 2003, Pages 973-974

  Nishikawa, Atsushi ^a   Asano, Shuichi ^a   Fujita, Ryo ^a   Yamaguchi, Satoshi ^a   Yohda, Takahiro ^a   Miyazaki, Fumio ^a   Sekimoto, Mitsugu ^b   Yasui, Masayoshi ^b   Miyake, Yasuhiro ^b   Takiguchi, Shuji ^b   Monden, Morito ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FACE RECOGNITION; GESTURE RECOGNITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SURGERY; TRACKING (POSITION);

CCD CAMERAS; INSTRUMENT TRACKING SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC POSITIONER;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0345686652     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-39903-2_129     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (3)

1. Nishikawa, A. et al.: Real-Time Visual Tracking of the Surgeon's Face for Laparoscopic Surgery. Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention-MICCAI 2001, Proc. of 4th International Conference, Springer-Verlag (2001) 9-16
2. Nishikawa, A. et al.: Robust Visual Tracking of Multiple Surgical Instruments for Laparoscopic Surgery. CARS 2003, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Proc. of 17th International Congress and Exhibition, Elsevier Science (2003) 1372
3. Nishikawa, A. et al.: A Laparoscope Positioning System based on the Real-time Visual Tracking of Surgeon's Face and Surgical Instruments. CARS 2002, Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, Proc. of 16th International Congress and Exhibition, Springer-Verlag (2002) 1090