A touchless visualization system for medical volumes based on kinect gesture recognition

Ryoma Fujii, Tomoko Tateyama, Titinunt Kitrungrotsakul, Satoshi Tanaka, Yen Wei Chen

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to construct a system for surgical assistance by touchless interactions. In the clinical site, surgeons usually need to use some contacting devices to display or visualize medical images and check the anatomic information of the patient. However, after operating the visualization device, re-sterilization is necessary in order to maintain hygiene. Though some touchless surgery support systems using Kinect have been developed, their functions are not enough for surgical support. In this paper, we develop a new system, which can visualize 3D medical image by simple touchless single-handed interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInnovation in Medicine and Healthcare 2016
EditorsLakhmi C. Jain, Robert J. Howlett, Lakhmi C. Jain, Yen-Wei Chen, Satoshi Tanaka, Lakhmi C. Jain
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages209-215
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319396866
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event4th KES International Conference on Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare, InMed 2016 - Tenerife, Spain
Duration: 15-06-201617-06-2016

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume60
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

Conference4th KES International Conference on Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare, InMed 2016
Country/TerritorySpain
CityTenerife
Period15-06-1617-06-16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Decision Sciences
  • General Computer Science

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