From Theory to Practice: Surgical Process Modeling and Technological Integration
Maryam Gholinejad (TU Delft - Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology)
J Dankelman – Promotor (TU Delft - Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology)
Arjo J. Loeve – Copromotor (TU Delft - Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology)
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Abstract
The vital role of surgery in healthcare requires constant attention for improvement. Surgical process modelling is an innovative and rather recently introduced approach for tackling the issues in complex surgeries. The goal of this thesis is to structure the strategies in surgical process modelling and to seek the applications of surgical process models (SPMs) with computer-based technologies to address various challenges in different surgeries. These challenges include surgical training, introduction of new technology and tools, surgery planning, prediction of surgical activities and surgery outcome, and intra-operative guidance of surgeons.
This thesis is composed of two main parts. The first concerns the strategies for establishment of the process models. The second focuses on the application of the surgical process modelling techniques on surgery improvement.....