MENTORS

Prof. Gabor Fichtinger, Andras Lasso

info: www.cs.queensu.ca/~gabor, email: gabor@cs.queensu.ca

BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE

Several low-cost, portable 3D imaging devices appered recently (such as Kinect, Structure sensor, Google's Project Tango, LeapMotion, ) which have huge potential in augmenting or replacing traditional expensive medical tool navigation systems.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Review medical procedures that useimage guidance and navigation methods and identify those that might benefit from using these emerging devices
• Implement guidance system for a chosen procedure using a portable 3D imaging device (built on SlicerIGT software platform)
• Evaluate the usability of the system, compare its performance to traditional navigation systems

SKILLS DEVELOPED

Context: Learn basic concepts of tool navigation, computer vision, medical image computing applications.

Analytical: 3D mesh and image processing and analysis, 3D visualization.

Experimental: Tool tracking using various position tracking devices. 

BACKGROUND REQUIRED

Practical and experimental aptitude and mindset, linear algebra, numerical methods, programming in C++, Python.

Preferred Prerequisites: Any combination of Computer Integrated Surgery, Medical Informatics or Medical Imaging, Math/Linear algebra