title: Virtual Intraoperative Cholangiogram Using WebCL.
abstract: In this paper, we propose a Virtual Intraoperative Cholangiogram (VIC) training platform. Intraoperative Cholangiogram (IC) is an imaging technique of biliary anatomy with using fluorescent fluids sensitive to the X-Rays. The procedure is often employed to diagnose the difficult cases such as abnormal anatomy or choledocholithiasis during the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The major challenge in cholangiogram is accurate interpretation of the X-Ray image, which requires extensive case training. However, the training platforms that support generation of various IC cases have been lacking. In this study, we developed a web based platform to generate IC images from any virtual bile duct anatomy. As the generation of X-Ray image from 3D scene is a computationally intensive task, we utilized WebCL technology to parallelize the computation for achieving real-time rates. In this work, we present details of our WebCL IC generation algorithm and benchmark results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Central Arkansas.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Central Arkansas.
authors.forename: Doga
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Central Arkansas.
authors.forename: Tansel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halic
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Central Arkansas.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kockara
mesh_terms: D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D020407:Internet; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D011381:Programming Languages; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface