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SUMMARY:Surgical Imaging\, Biophotonics and Endoscopy - Dr Daniel Elson\, 
 Reader in Surgical Imaging\, Faculty of Medicine\, Department of Surgery &
 amp\; Cancer\, Imperial College London
DTSTART:20150123T140000Z
DTEND:20150123T150000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Eileen Nugent
DESCRIPTION:Surgical imaging describes the application of a range of imagi
 ng\, vision and optical techniques to assist surgeons for intrasurgical de
 cision making. In this talk I will describe how various biophotonics and o
 ptical imaging approaches may be adapted for surgical endoscopic applicati
 on\, including the use of multispectral imaging\, polarization resolved im
 aging and fluorescence. Furthermore\, the integration of these approaches 
 with existing and new robotic platforms will be described\, allowing impro
 ved ergonomics as well as better mechanical scanning of optical spectrosco
 pic probes for more accurate optical diagnostics. A new approach for endos
 copic structured lighting has also been developed for the detection of tis
 sue surface curvatures during surgery. This work is driven by the need to 
 provide a higher degree of control and vision for the surgeon\, and to com
 plement the standard white light reflection images.
LOCATION:Pippard Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory
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