Image-Guided Rejection of Kidney Tumours

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Medical Imaging

In minimally invasive kidney surgery, a camera inserted laparoscopically (through a small incision made on the patient’s abdominal wall) provides a view of the surface of the organ. During the removal of kidney tumors, it is beneficial to see inside the organ in order to accurately define the edges of the tumor. To accomplish this, we use a laparoscopic ultrasound probe to obtain images through the kidney. Interpreting the images from the laparoscopic camera and the images from the ultrasound separately is challenging, so we are trying to combine these images.

 

KEY QUESTIONS

• Can we effectively combine video from a laparoscopic camera with images from a laparoscopic ultrasound in a common virtual environment?

 

SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS

In Progress

 

CURRICULUM VITAE