Computers in imaging and guided surgery

Leo Joskowicz (1) and Russell H. Taylor (2)   

(1) School of Computer Science and Engineering The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem Jerusalem 91904, ISRAEL.

(2) Department of Computer Science Center for Computer-Integrated Surgical
Systems and Technology The Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218 USA.

Abstract:

The authors review the main technical issues in computer-integrated surgery
systems. They illustrate with examples of working systems teh state of the
art in the field and provide perspectives on deployment and furure
developments

Keywords: computer-integrated surgery, computer-aided surgery, medical robotics

Published in: Computing in Science and Engineering, Vol. 3(5),
September/October 2001, pp. 65-72,