Virtual Intraoperative Cholangiogram Using WebCL

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2016:220:459-64.

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a Virtual Intraoperative Cholangiogram (VIC) training platform. Intraoperative Cholangiogram (IC) is an imaging technique of biliary anatomy with using fluorescent fluids sensitive to the X-Rays. The procedure is often employed to diagnose the difficult cases such as abnormal anatomy or choledocholithiasis during the laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The major challenge in cholangiogram is accurate interpretation of the X-Ray image, which requires extensive case training. However, the training platforms that support generation of various IC cases have been lacking. In this study, we developed a web based platform to generate IC images from any virtual bile duct anatomy. As the generation of X-Ray image from 3D scene is a computationally intensive task, we utilized WebCL technology to parallelize the computation for achieving real-time rates. In this work, we present details of our WebCL IC generation algorithm and benchmark results.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Cholangiography / methods*
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / education*
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / methods*
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction / methods*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Internet
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods
  • Programming Languages
  • Radiology / education
  • Software*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted
  • User-Computer Interface*