Review of fluorescence guided surgery visualization and overlay techniques.
In fluorescence guided surgery, data visualization represents a critical step between signal capture and display needed for clinical decisions informed by that signal. The diversity of methods for displaying surgical images are reviewed, and a particular focus is placed on electronically detected and visualized signals, as required for near-infrared or low concentration tracers. Factors driving the choices such as human perception, the need for rapid decision making in a surgical environment, and biases induced by display choices are outlined. Five practical suggestions are outlined for optimal display orientation, color map, transparency/alpha function, dynamic range compression, and color perception check.
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Jonathan T
JT
Elliott
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Alisha V
AV
Dsouza
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Scott C
SC
Davis
Neurosurgery Section, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA.
Jonathan D
JD
Olson
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Keith D
KD
Paulsen
Neurosurgery Section, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766, USA ; Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
David W
DW
Roberts
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, NH 03755, USA ; Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, 1 Rope Ferry Road, Hanover, NH 03755, USA.
Brian W
BW
Pogue
(170.1610) Clinical applications; (170.3880) Medical and biological imaging; (170.4730) Optical pathology; (260.2510) Fluorescence; (330.1730) Colorimetry; (330.5020) Perception psychology