Comparative evaluation of monocular augmented-reality display for micromanipulation
Abstract
Medical augmented reality has undergone much development recently. However, there is a lack of studies quantitatively comparing the different display options available. This paper compares the effects of different graphical overlay systems in a simple micromanipulation task with “soft” visual servoing. We compared positioning accuracy in a real-time visually-guided task using Micron, an active handheld tremor-canceling microsurgical instrument, using three different displays: 2D screen, 3D screen, and microscope with monocular image injection. Tested with novices and an experienced vitreoretinal surgeon, display of virtual cues in the microscope via an augmented reality injection system significantly decreased 3D error (p <; 0.05) compared to the 2D and 3D monitors when confounding factors such as magnification level were normalized.
BibTeX
@conference{Palma-2012-120609,author = {S. Rodríguez Palma and B. C. Becker and C. N. Riviere},
title = {Comparative evaluation of monocular augmented-reality display for micromanipulation},
booktitle = {Proceedings of 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC '12)},
year = {2012},
month = {August},
pages = {1409 - 1412},
}