Formalizing surgical activities as triplets of the used instruments, actions performed, and
target anatomies is becoming a gold standard approach for surgical activity modeling. The …

Early and frequent patient mobilization substantially mitigates risk for post-intensive care
syndrome and long-term functional impairment. We developed and tested computer vision …

Medical professionals are increasingly required to use digital technologies as part of care
delivery and this may represent a risk for medical error and subsequent malpractice liability …

As the number of robotic surgery procedures has increased, so has the importance of
evaluating surgical skills in these techniques. It is difficult, however, to automatically and …

Effectiveness of computer vision techniques has been demonstrated through a number of
applications, both within and outside healthcare. The operating room environment …

Background Technical skill assessment in surgery relies on expert opinion. Therefore, it is
time-consuming, costly, and often lacks objectivity. Analysis of intraoperative data by artificial …

In surgery, the robot can automatically adjust the endoscope to ensure the stability of the
surgical image and reduce the burden on the doctor. It is becoming a research hotspot of …

Segmentation for tracking surgical instruments plays an important role in robot-assisted
surgery. Segmentation of surgical instruments contributes to capturing accurate spatial …

Effective and safe surgery results from a complex sociotechnical process prone to human
error. Acquiring large amount of data on surgical care and modelling the process of surgery …

The visual-question localized-answering (VQLA) system can serve as a knowledgeable
assistant in surgical education. Except for providing text-based answers, the VQLA system …