Biomedical subjects

Jesus Caban

Publications and source records attributed to Jesus Caban.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2006

Radio frequency identification systems technology in the surgical setting.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a technology that will have a profound impact on medicine and the operating room of the future. The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to this exciting technology and a description of the problems in the perioperative environment that RFID might address to improve safety and increase productivity. Although RFID is still a nascent technology, applications are likely to become much more visible in patient care and treatment areas and will raise questions for practitioners. We also address both the current limitations and what appear to be reasonable near-future possibilities.

Diffusion of Innovation↗

PubMed2005

Heterogeneous displays for surgery and surgical simulation.

Instruments and procedures continue to become more complex and challenging, but the display environments to which these technologies are connected have not kept pace. Display real-estate (the size and resolution of the display), the configurability of the display, and the ability for display systems to incorporate, fuse and present diverse informational sources are limiting factors. The capabilities of display technologies are far exceeded by the procedures and instruments that rely on them. In this paper we show how to break free from display constraints by moving forward with a hybrid, heterogeneous display framework that preserves key characteristics of current systems (low latency, specialized devices). We have engineered a hybrid display and are currently using it to build a surgical simulation and training environment within which we can evaluate both the technology and the performance of subjects using the technology.

Computer Simulation↗

PubMed2003

Visualization trends: applications in the operating room.

Recent advances in visualization technology are being driven by two important trends: (1) continued increases in speed and function of hardware devices and (2) increasingly parallel, distributed, cooperative systems. The incorporation of fast, powerful devices into cooperative systems enables a complex interplay of sensors, displays, and computational components that can create a seamless, perceptually rich and flexible environment. Although these trends have fueled a number of advances in visualization research, the unique requirements of laparoscopy make direct, effective use of visualization technology as it is applied in other contexts extremely challenging. This article discusses promising new capabilities in visualization technology. The costs and tradeoffs create new challenges, which are addressed in some visualization applications, but must be carefully assessed in the context of the laparoscopic environment. Incorporating new visualization technology in a way that captures its benefits and meets stringent laparoscopic requirements will very likely precipitate an enormous surge forward in the capabilities of the surgical team and in the quality of patient care.

Diagnostic Imaging↗