@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1979, title = {Machine Vision for the Inspection of Surgical Tasks: Applications to Robotic Surgery Systems}, author = {M. Ovinis and D. Kerr and K. Bouazza-Marouf and M. Vloeberghs}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {The use of machine vision to inspect the outcome of surgical tasks is investigated, with the aim of incorporating this approach in robotic surgery systems. Machine vision is a non-contact form of inspection i.e. no part of the vision system is in direct contact with the patient, and is therefore well suited for surgery where sterility is an important consideration,. As a proof-of-concept, three primary surgical tasks for a common neurosurgical procedure were inspected using machine vision. Experiments were performed on cadaveric pig heads to simulate the two possible outcomes i.e. satisfactory or unsatisfactory, for tasks involved in making a burr hole, namely incision, retraction, and drilling. We identify low level image features to distinguish the two outcomes, as well as report on results that validate our proposed approach. The potential of using machine vision in a surgical environment, and the challenges that must be addressed, are identified and discussed.}, journal = {International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering}, volume = {4}, number = {9}, year = {2010}, pages = {413 - 419}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/1979}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/45}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 45, 2010}, }