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The increasing implementation of Information and Communication Technology is rapidly changing the surgical health care environment. Image processing, integration of biological signals, mechatronics and system safety issues are the main areas of development. Similar to other high-tech fields, a new way of thinking and a common language is required for both surgeons and engineers. Only then will computer assisted surgery (CAS) become a scientific discipline that balances the technical possibilities and clinical requirements in the upcoming era of technology driven surgery. Economical considerations are of equal importance to justify new technological applications in times of increasing health care budget restrictions.
The Innovation Center for Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS) at the University of Leipzig is an interdisciplinary cooperation between surgery, informatics and medical engineering. ICCAS focuses on the development of Interactive surgical workflows and surgical integration profiles as the basis for the conception, specification, simulation, design and rapid prototyping of CAS components. The integration of all patient and disease related information including medical imaging and biological data into a surgical picture acquisition and communication system (Surgical PACS) is another focus of ICCAS. By creating two research groups at the interface of surgery and information technology, ICCAS will be in a key position for the development of the future of surgery.
Each of the two research groups "Surgical Workflow" and "Surgical PACS" will consist of a Junior Professor and three research fellows.
The "Surgical Workflow" focus group will generate and visualize multidisciplinary and multi-institutional surgical workflows by applying standard Information technology methods. To optimise communication between information technology and surgical communities a new language (Ontology) will be developed. Based on the surgical workflow analysis Surgical Integration Profiles (SIP's) will be derived and found the base for the conception, specification, simulation and design of prototypes of surgical assist systems and interface technologies.
The "Surgical PACS" focus group strives to enhance the traditional descriptive and morphologic image analysis by integrating additional modalities such as functional, structural as well as biological signals. These data will be presented in the surgical suite in a single format (Surgical DICOM). System design and harmonization of interface technology for the various mechatronic and surgical assist systems used in image guided surgical interventions is another aspect of this working group.
More than 15 cooperation partners outside the University of Leipzig create a network of complementary competence for ICCAS. The partners of ICCAS are leading centers in the field of computer assisted surgery that reflect its interdisciplinary nature and international orientation.
Prof. Dr. med. Jürgen Meixensberger
Medical Faculty
University of Leipzig
Tel.: +49 3 41 9 71 75 09
Fax: +49 3 41 9 71 75 00
E-Mail: iccas@uni-leipzig.de
http://www.iccas.de/
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