Computer vision in surgery: from potential to clinical value

Hundreds of millions of operations are performed worldwide each year, and the rising uptake in minimally invasive surgery has enabled fiber optic cameras and robots to become both important tools to conduct surgery and sensors from which to capture information about surgery. Computer vision (CV), th...

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Published in:NPJ digital medicine Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 163 - 9
Main Authors: Mascagni, Pietro, Alapatt, Deepak, Sestini, Luca, Altieri, Maria S., Madani, Amin, Watanabe, Yusuke, Alseidi, Adnan, Redan, Jay A., Alfieri, Sergio, Costamagna, Guido, Boškoski, Ivo, Padoy, Nicolas, Hashimoto, Daniel A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Springer Science and Business Media LLC 28.10.2022
Nature Publishing Group UK
Nature Publishing Group
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Subjects:
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Algorithms
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Clinical decision making
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics
Computer vision
Fiber optics
Laparoscopy
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Minimally invasive surgery
N/A
Patient safety
R858-859.7
Review
Review Article
Robotic surgery
Surgery
ISSN:2398-6352, 2398-6352
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Summary:Hundreds of millions of operations are performed worldwide each year, and the rising uptake in minimally invasive surgery has enabled fiber optic cameras and robots to become both important tools to conduct surgery and sensors from which to capture information about surgery. Computer vision (CV), the application of algorithms to analyze and interpret visual data, has become a critical technology through which to study the intraoperative phase of care with the goals of augmenting surgeons’ decision-making processes, supporting safer surgery, and expanding access to surgical care. While much work has been performed on potential use cases, there are currently no CV tools widely used for diagnostic or therapeutic applications in surgery. Using laparoscopic cholecystectomy as an example, we reviewed current CV techniques that have been applied to minimally invasive surgery and their clinical applications. Finally, we discuss the challenges and obstacles that remain to be overcome for broader implementation and adoption of CV in surgery.
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ISSN:2398-6352
2398-6352
DOI:10.1038/s41746-022-00707-5