Assistance to surgery by means of infrared functional imaging: preliminary results

Author

Merla, Arcangelo ; Donato, Luigi Di ; Romani, Gian Luca

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Sci. Cliniche e Bioimmagini, Universita di Chieti, Chieti Scalo, Italy

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2852

Abstract

Infrared functional imaging (IRFI) was used in microsurgery and cardio-surgery operation to assess correct blood re-perfusion after de-clamping of anastomoses. Arm reimplantation, local sympathectomy and coronary bypass were considered. Moreover, IRFI was used to follow up the restoration of the neurovascular functions thanks to the study of the changes in the thermoregulatory capabilities of the treated district. The study has proved that IRFI can be advantageously used in these fields thanks to its features - non-invasiveness, high temperature, spatial and time resolution and real time availability of data.

Keywords

biomedical optical imaging; biothermics; cardiovascular system; infrared imaging; neurophysiology; surgery; anastomoses declamping; arm reimplantation; blood reperfusion; cardiosurgery; coronary bypass; infrared functional imaging; microsurgery; neurovascular functions restoration; real time data availability; spatial resolution; sympathectomy; thermoregulatory capabilities; time resolution; Biomedical imaging; Cameras; Cardiology; Infrared imaging; Microsurgery; Optical imaging; Performance evaluation; Surgery; Testing; Thermal stresses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7211-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1017381

Filename

1017381