“Doctors may soon be using a system in the operating room that recognizes hand gestures as commands to tell a computer to browse and display medical images of the patient during a surgery.
Surgeons routinely need to review medical images and records during surgery, but stepping away from the operating table and touching a keyboard and mouse can delay the procedure and increase the risk of spreading infection-causing bacteria, said Juan Pablo Wachs, an assistant professor of industrial engineering at Purdue University.
“One of the most ubiquitous pieces of equipment in U.S. surgical units is the computer workstation, which allows access to medical images before and during surgery,” he said. “However, computers and their peripherals are difficult to sterilize, and keyboards and mice have been found to be a source of contamination. Also, when nurses or assistants operate the keyboard for the surgeon, the process of conveying information accurately has proven cumbersome and inefficient since spoken dialogue can be time-consuming and leads to frustration and delays in the surgery.”
Researchers are creating a system that uses depth-sensing cameras and specialized algorithms to recognize hand gestures as commands to manipulate MRI images on a large display. Recent research to develop the algorithms has been led by doctoral student Mithun George Jacob”… Read more
Hello Anne,
There’s a problem with this page : j’ai dû venir sur la page d’accueil du blog pour la chercher car le mail reçu pour nous informer de la publication de cet article nous dirige sur une page d’erreur avec le message suivant :
“Oops! That page can’t be found.
It looks like nothing was found at this location. Perhaps searching can help.”
This been said, I love when science-fiction becomes real, particularly when it improves healthcare. Have a nice day
Hello Catherine,
Oui c’est ma faute, j’ai un “blondie moment”, fausse manip… je suis désolée ! :p
Have a fab day!