Abstract
Computer-augmented surgery also called computer-assisted medical intervention (CAMI) aims to help the surgeon or physician in the definition and execution of an optimal strategy, through a quantitative use of multi-modal data. Perception, planning and action are the 3 stages of the related methodology. Planning corresponds to the determination of an optimal strategy. The evaluation of the selected strategy may require its simulation and the prediction of its effects. This cannot be done without a complex modelling of both the patient and the strategy. Complementary representations of the patient describing shape, behaviour and function of anatomical features and their evolution along time are needed. Since the surgeon is a key component of the ‘perception-planning-action’ loop, technological components that enable him to act on the patient with a visual and tactile feedback are also necessary. Our group, which has been working for 10 years in the field of CAMI, and has obtained clinical experience, is investigating this topic through different medical applications are described in this paper.
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