Development of a new image-guided surgical system combining endoscopic surgery and augmented reality technology

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K10784
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Otorhinolaryngology
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Noritaka Komune 九州大学, 大学病院, 助教 (80529884)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 松本 希 九州大学, 大学病院, 講師 (60419596) ; 森 恩 九州大学, 大学病院, その他 (90448415)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 拡張現実 / 側頭骨手術 / 内視鏡手術 / ナビゲーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The lateral skull base surgery is still challenging due to the anatomical complexity of the temporal bone. Endoscopy and augmented reality are technologies to make surgery safe. Endoscopy enable surgeons perform surgery reducing blind zones. Augmented reality is a projection of computer-generated virtual copoments to the surgeon’s real surroundings. The use of augmented reality makes it possible to offer a variety of information, which includes the surgical anatomy intraoperatively. Combination of the endoscopic surgery and augmented reality technology can generate a new surgical system, which enable surgeons do procedure without any blind zone. We generated a new surgical system combining the endoscopic surgery and augmented reality technology.

Free Research Field

耳鼻咽喉・頭頸部外科