Surgical practice usually separates between imaging and intervention: i.e. a surgeon has to apply a CT scan to the patient's anatomy cognitively. With spatial and embodied computing we seek to bring digital and physical environments into one big picture. In a series of case studies we explore how new sensing, imaging and display technologies create new opportunities for surgical practice and education. In order to create such an mixed reality (#MR) we collaborate with disciplines such as game design, computer science, media studies and engineering in order to shape the next generation of human machine cooperation. 

Publications:
Sauer IM, Queisner M, Tang P, Moosburner S, Hoepfner O, Horner R, Lohmann R, Pratschke J. Mixed Reality in Visceral Surgery: Development of a Suitable Workflow and Evaluation of Intraoperative Use-cases. Ann Surg. 2017;266(5):706-712. doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000002448.

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Funded by the German Research Foundation
Partner: University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe

Pogorzhelskiy, Queisner, Remde, Sauer (CC BY-NC-ND)

Pogorzhelskiy, Queisner (CC BY-NC-ND)

Pogorzhelskiy, Queisner (CC BY-NC-ND)