Open Surgery

Open surgery research currently focuses on leveraging computer vision and artificial intelligence to improve surgical precision, safety, and training. This involves developing and applying deep learning models, including vision transformers and convolutional neural networks, for tasks such as instrument pose estimation, real-time scene understanding (e.g., aneurysm detection, tissue segmentation), and surgical skill assessment using video analysis. These advancements aim to enhance surgical workflows through augmented reality guidance, robotic assistance, and improved training methodologies, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes. The development of large, publicly available datasets of surgical videos is crucial to advancing this field.