Unified detection and tracking in retinal microsurgery

Raphael Sznitman, Anasuya Basu, Rogerio Richa, Jim Handa, Peter Gehlbach, Russell H. Taylor, Bruno Jedynak, Gregory D. Hager

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14 Scopus citations

Abstract

Traditionally, tool tracking involves two subtasks: (i) detecting the tool in the initial image in which it appears, and (ii) predicting and refining the configuration of the detected tool in subsequent images. With retinal microsurgery in mind, we propose a unified tool detection and tracking framework, removing the need for two separate systems. The basis of our approach is to treat both detection and tracking as a sequential entropy minimization problem, where the goal is to determine the parameters describing a surgical tool in each frame. The resulting framework is capable of both detecting and tracking in situations where the tool enters and leaves the field of view regularly. We demonstrate the benefits of this method in the context of retinal tool tracking. Through extensive experimentation on a phantom eye, we show that this method provides efficient and robust tool tracking and detection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2011 - 14th International Conference, Proceedings
Pages1-8
Number of pages8
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event14th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2011 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Sep 18 2011Sep 22 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6891 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other14th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2011
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period9/18/119/22/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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