Identification of bleeding frames and hemostasis support in laparoscopic surgery

(腹腔鏡映像からの出血位置特定)

Identification of bleeding frames and hemostasis support in laparoscopic surgery

Takayuki Okamoto

With recent improvements of medical technology, minimally invasive treatments are much in demand. Laparoscopic surgery has attracted a lot of attention because it can reduce surgical wound and leads to faster recovery compared with open surgery . On the other hand, it is difficult to find bleeding points because of lower visibility of blooding and narrow field of view in the laparoscope. We propose a method for hemostasis support in laparoscopic surgery using highlighting of blood regions and presenting bleeding frames in laparoscopic images. In order to assist the hemostasis, we aim to develop a hemostasis support system in laparoscopic surgery.