Title :
3-D robotic tele-surgery and training over next generation wireless networks
Author :
Martini, Maria G. ; Hewage, Chaminda T. E. R. ; Nasralla, Moustafa M. ; Smith, Ross ; Jourdan, Iain ; Rockall, Timothy
Author_Institution :
Kingston Univ. London, London, UK
Abstract :
The latest advances on robotic surgery enable the performance of many surgical procedures by utilizing minimally invasive techniques. In particular, recent 3-D endoscopes have improved the performance of minimally invasive surgical procedures. Based on these advances, performing or visualizing in real-time surgical procedures at a distance can be envisaged. In this paper, we present a performance evaluation of 3-D robotic tele-surgery and training over next generation wireless networks, namely wireless networks based on the long term evolution (LTE) 3GPP standard. Different scheduling strategies are compared and results are analyzed in term of the resulting quality of experience (QoE) for the surgeon.
Keywords :
medical robotics; next generation networks; surgery; telemedicine; telerobotics; 3D endoscope; 3D robotic telesurgery; 3D robotic training; LTE 3GPP standard; long term evolution; next generation wireless network; quality of experience; scheduling strategy; Medical diagnostic imaging; PSNR; Robots; Scheduling algorithms; Surgery; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610980