Augmenting the effective field of view of optical tracking cameras--a way to overcome difficulties during intraoperative camera alignment

Computer Aided Surgery : Official Journal of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery
Frank LanglotzChristoph Anderegg

Abstract

An Internet survey demonstrated the existence of problems related to intraoperative tracking camera set-up and alignment. It is hypothesized that these problems are a result of the limited field of view of today's optoelectronic camera systems, which is usually insufficiently large to keep the entire site of surgical action in view during an intervention. A method is proposed to augment a camera's field of view by actively controlling camera orientation, enabling it to track instruments as they are used intraoperatively. In an experimental study, an increase of almost 300% was found in the effective volume in which instruments could be tracked.

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