Feasibility of infrared tracking of beating heart motion for robotic assisted beating heart surgery

ConclusionWith the current technology, infrared tracking with passive markers might be the optimal solution for accurate, fast, and reliable tracking of heart motion during robot assisted beating heart surgery.

Source: The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery - September 1, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Saeed Mansouri, Farzam Farahmand, Gholamreza Vossoughi, Alireza Alizadeh Ghavidel, Mostafa Rezayat Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research