Toward Information Supported Telemedicine; Development of collaborative communication and supporting system for telesurgery

Abstract

Under robotic surgery and telemedicine, information system must treat all communication channels required for medical treatments. Advanced interface suitable for each medical staffs are indispensable for smooth medical treatments. On the other hand, highly integrated information system with such advanced interface may produce highly advanced information supported telemedicine. This paper presents several research trials under “Development of collaborative communication and supporting system for telesurgery” project developing information systems toward information supported telemedicine, such as virtual reality based surgical simulation, augmented reality based telementoring and integrated telesurgery support information system named Surgical Cockpit.