Goals

The Laboratory for Computer-Aided Surgery and Medical Image Processing was founded in 1996 by Prof. Leo Joskowicz. Its goal is to conduct interdisciplinary research to develop innovative computer-based methods for assisting clinicians in the diagnosis, planning, execution, and evaluation of surgical procedures based on medical images.

We follow a synergistic methodology, which consists of developing basic building blocks for computer-aided diagnosis and surgery while simultaneously developing solutions for specific clinical applications.  We conduct this basic and applied interdisciplinary research in collaboration with hospitals, academia, and industry.  We create produce working prototypes to demonstrate our ideas.

The main clinical areas of interest include:
1. Orthopaedics
2. Neurosurgery
3. Radiology

The main technical areas include:
1. Surgical navigation
2. Medical robotics
3. Registration and calibration
4. Medical image processing
5. Medical modeling