Application of KinectTM and wireless technology for patient data recording and viewing system in the course of surgery

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Manufacturing Engineering and Management

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volume

1817

Publication Date

2-21-2017

Abstract

In modern operating room (OR) conditions, a patient's computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are some of the most important resources during surgical procedures. In practice, the surgeon is impelled to scrub out and back in every time he needs to scroll through scan images in mid-operation. To prevent leaving the operating table, many surgeons rely on assistants or nurses and give instructions to manipulate the computer for them, which can be cumbersome and frustrating. As a motivation for this study, the use of touchless (non-contact) gesture-based interface in medical practice is incorporated to have aseptic interactions with the computer systems and with the patient's data. The system presented in this paper is composed of three main parts: the Trek Ai-Ball Camera, the Microsoft Kinect™, and the computer software. The incorporation of these components and the developed software allows the user to perform 13 hand gestures, which have been tested to be 100 percent accurate. Based on the results of the tests performed on the system performance, the conclusions made regarding the time efficiency of the viewing system, the quality and the safety of the recording system has gained positive feedback from consulting doctors. © 2017 Author(s).

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1063/1.4976789

Disciplines

Manufacturing

Keywords

Wireless sensor networks; Tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Surgical instruments and apparatus

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