Summary of Vision-based Neurosurgical Guidance: Unsupervised Localization and Camera-pose Prediction, by Gary Sarwin et al.
Vision-Based Neurosurgical Guidance: Unsupervised Localization and Camera-Pose Prediction
by Gary Sarwin, Alessandro Carretta, Victor Staartjes, Matteo Zoli, Diego Mazzatenta, Luca Regli, Carlo Serra, Ender Konukoglu
First submitted to arxiv on: 15 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This deep learning method, based on anatomy recognition, constructs a surgical path in an unsupervised manner from surgical videos, accounting for relative location and variations due to different viewing angles. The model can map unseen video frames onto the path and estimate the viewing angle, providing guidance for tasks like reaching a specific destination. Tested on both real-world transsphenoidal adenomectomy videos and synthetic data, this approach aims to improve localization during endoscopic procedures by leveraging expert knowledge. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps doctors perform better surgeries using video recordings. Right now, it’s hard to figure out where you are inside the body because there aren’t many visual clues or landmarks. Even experienced surgeons need years of practice to navigate these procedures accurately. The researchers developed a special AI that can create a map from surgical videos and predict where you are based on what you see. This can help doctors get to specific spots in the body more easily, which is important for surgeries. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Deep learning » Synthetic data » Unsupervised
