M-CASEngine: A collaborative environment for computer-assisted surgery
Hanping Lufei, Wenning Shi, Vipin Chaudhary · 2006
Abstract. Most computer-assisted surgery systems are an isolated standalone system in the operation room with obtrusive and cumbersome wired connections. Surgery data preparation, registration, segmentation, planning, etc. have to be running at one place. Dynamic data acquisition and cooperation during the surgical procedure is not currently possible. We develop the M-CASEngine system which provides a distributed collaborative environment for computer-assisted surgery. It enables the doctors to access and plan the surgery, and actively participate in remote surgeries, share patient information and exchange opinions in real time from anywhere at any time. By utilizing cutting-edge network technologies, the system greatly improves the overall performance of computer-assisted surgery.