Tutorial on Medical Robotics and Computer-Integrated Surgery

Date and time

1 October 2006, 9 a.m.-12 (noon)

Venue

IT University of Copenhagen, Lecture Room 3A14

Description

This tutorial will broadly survey the spectrum of robotically assisted Computer-Integrated Surgical (CIS) systems currently available and under development. Two system paradigms, surgical CAD-CAM and surgical assistance, will be introduced. The general structure of these systems will be discussed, and several specific examples will be presented. In the area of surgical CAD-CAM, a detailed description of several percutaneous robotic systems, with particular emphasis on prostate cancer interventions will be presented. This will be followed by a discussion of current developments in the area of assistance methods for minimally invasive surgery. Finally, a discussion of medical robot system development tools and processes will close the tutorial.

Programme

09:00-09:20 Overview systems by
Russell H. Taylor, ERC-CISST, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • A brief history of the field of medical robotics and CIS
  • System paradigms
  • Applications potentials
  • Current technological barriers
09:20-10:00Percutaneous interventions by
Gabor Fichtinger, ERC-CISST, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • CT guided insertions
  • MRI compatible robots
  • Interventional ultrasound
10:00-10:40Minimally invasive assistance systems by
Gregory D. Hager, ERC-CISST, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • Paradigms for surgical assistance
  • Virtual fixtures for guidance and safety boundaries
  • Information assistance and sensor substitution
  • Sensing and real-time registration technologies
11:00-12:00Building clinical systems by
Peter Kazanzides, ERC-CISST, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
  • Review of regulatory requirements
  • Risk analysis methods (FMECA)
  • Safety system design
  • User acceptance (ergonomics and economics)
  • Data collection and system monitoring
  • Architectures and toolkits