Thesis Project Form

Laparoscopic surgery requires extensive training due to its technical complexity. Although simulation provides a safe environment for skill acquisition, current simulators mainly focus on basic psychomotor tasks and elective procedures, with limited support for patient-specific anatomy and high-risk surgical scenarios.

The project will develop a patient-specific simulator for abdominal laparoscopic training by integrating a sensorized physical simulator with a realistic virtual environment. Patient CT images will be automatically segmented to obtain 3D models, which will be imported into a graphic engine. Realistic tissue behavior and surgical interactions will be simulated using a physics simulator. A dedicated sensor architecture will laparoscopic instrument movements and transfers them to the virtual environment in real time.

- Hardware development including sensor integration and calibration, real-time tracking of laparoscopic instruments
- Software development to make a realistic simulation
- CT image segmentation
- Working in a multidisciplinary environment