Bouma, H. (author), van der Mark, W. (author), Eendebak, P.T. (author), Landsmeer, S. (author), van der Eekeren, A.W.M. (author), ter Haar, F.B. (author), Wieringa, F.P. (author), van Basten, J.P. (author) Compared to open surgery, minimal invasive surgery offers reduced trauma and faster recovery. However, lack of direct view limits space perception. Stereo-endoscopy improves depth perception, but is still restricted to the direct endoscopic field-of-view. We describe a novel technology that reconstructs 3D-panoramas from endoscopic video streams...
conference paper 2012