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Intraoperative Sensor Localisation (ISL)

The Intraoperative Sensor Localisation (ISL) platform focuses on the translation of these techniques to computer assisted navigation, anatomy reconstruction, and multi-modal sensor fusion

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Localisation and MappingÌýis a coreÌýresearch areaÌýin robotics that enables a device to localise itself in the environment by interpretingÌýsensorÌýdataÌýin real-time.ÌýThis platformÌýfocuses onÌýthe translationÌýof these techniquesÌýto computer assisted navigation,Ìýanatomy reconstruction, and multi-modal sensor fusion, including:

  • Simultaneous Localisation And Mapping (SLAM) for both robotic and handheld intraoperative medical devices
  • Reconstruction of anatomy from vision
  • Multi-modality sensor calibrationÌýalgorithms

TheseÌýare made compatible with medical devices usedÌýboth in theÌýWEISSÌýfacilities, as well as by clinical collaboratorsÌýatÌýÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊH.ÌýUse cases includeÌýboth real-time display and processing of retrospective data. The main goal is to focus on localisationÌýand data fusionÌýtechnologies,ÌýcomplementingÌýother platformsÌýthat specialise onÌýprocessingÌýindividual modalities.Ìý

Current developmentsÌýinclude image guidance for a fetal ultrasound training platform, view expansion in fetoscopic interventions, and camera localisation in both conventional and robotic laparoscopy.