Automated Personnel Activities Observation in the Catheterization Laboratory

This thesis presents a method for personnel activities observation, i.e., 3D human pose estimation and tracking, in a Catheterization Laboratory(Cath Lab). We mount five cameras from different angles in the Cath Lab, where surgeons and assistants are in similar clothes while doing surgery. Accurate 3D human pose estimation is the cornerstone of...

Scheduling cardiac catheterization laboratories with Monte Carlo simulation

The growing demand for cardiovascular treatments and the need to control the ever rising health care expenditures require efficient use of expensive resources, such as cardiac catheterization laboratories (cath labs). These in cardiac catheterization specialized operating rooms are labor and capital-intensive. Therefore, a high utilization is...

A Roadmap towards Touchless Interaction during Image-guided Therapy: Enhancing workflow in complex medical procedures through strategic technology implementation

Philips is the global leader in Image-Guided Therapy (IGT). This medical specialization provides integrated solutions that allow for minimally invasive medical procedures. A specialized medical team consisting of multiple stakeholders works closely with Philips's newest technological devices and systems during these interventions. These complex...

Applicability of video-based workflow monitoring of interventional cardiac procedures performed in Reinier de Graaf Hospital: Identifying variability of procedure times and associating factors

In hospitals, the duration of surgical procedures is susceptible to a number a factors resulting in varying procedure durations of the same procedure. When these procedure times deviate from the predicted surgical duration, scheduling conflicts arise, leading to patient discomfort and inefficient use of hospital resources. Considering the aging...

Creating a comfortable working environment for cath lab physicians: Design of a body support

This project is about developing a solution for cath lab physicians. A cath lab physician is a medical doctor, with a background in cardiology, neurology, electro physiology or radiology, who performs cath lab procedures. A cath lab procedure is a minimal invasive procedure in which a catheter is brought into the body of a patient via a small...

Design of a gesture-based image browsing interface for minimally invasive, image-guided interventions in the cath-lab

This study concerns the implementation of a gesture-based interface in medical context in order to support the quality of care. Literature and in-the-field research has shown there is potential for a gesture-based medical image browsing design, supporting the intervention radiologist during minimally invasive, image-guided interventions as...