Cognitive Supervision for Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Laser Surgery

• Main Author: Fichera, Loris (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Minimally invasive surgery.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Robotics.; Automation.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Robotics and Automation.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Minimally Invasive Surgery.

This thesis lays the groundwork for the automatic supervision of the laser incision process, which aims to complement surgeons’ perception of the state of tissues and enhance their control over laser incisions. The research problem is formulated as the estimation of variables that are representative...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Background: Laser Technology and Applications to Clinical Surgery
• Cognitive Supervision for Transoral Laser Microsurgery
• Learning the Temperature Dynamics During Thermal Laser Ablation
• Modeling the Laser Ablation Process
• Realization of a Cognitive Supervisory System for Laser Microsurgery
• Conclusions and Future Research Directions.