Journal Article (Review Article) DKFZ-2026-01063

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Artificial Intelligence-Based Analysis of Laparoscopic Imaging for Intraoperative Surgical Decision Support.

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2026
Annual Reviews Palo Alto, Calif.

Annual review of biomedical engineering 28(1), 135 - 162 () [10.1146/annurev-bioeng-110824-114236]
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Abstract: Across surgical specialties, minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery has become a standard technique, as it is associated with less trauma, reduced postoperative complication rates, and quicker recovery for patients as compared with open surgery. Due to the limited field of view and limited haptic feedback, the surgical decision-making process in laparoscopic surgery is currently guided solely by surgeons' visual interpretation of the laparoscopic video stream. Modern artificial intelligence (AI) methods excel at the interpretation of visual data and find applications in clinical routine in fields such as radiology and endoscopy. AI methods could help augment laparoscopic surgery through objective real-time analysis of the laparoscopic video stream. Research studies have demonstrated the feasibility of AI-based surgical scene and process understanding. This review provides an overview of these AI applications, focusing on approaches that could, in the next decade, be translated into intraoperative surgical decision support tools for increased surgical quality and patient safety.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Laparoscopy: methods (MeSH) ; Artificial Intelligence (MeSH) ; Surgery, Computer-Assisted: methods (MeSH) ; Decision Support Systems, Clinical (MeSH) ; artificial intelligence ; endoscopy ; laparoscopic surgery ; minimally invasive surgery ; surgical decision support

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Contributing Institute(s):
  1. E130 Intelligente Medizinische Systeme (E130)
Research Program(s):
  1. 315 - Bildgebung und Radioonkologie (POF4-315) (POF4-315)

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Medline ; Allianz-Lizenz / DFG ; BIOSIS Previews ; BIOSIS Reviews Reports And Meetings ; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Ebsco Academic Search ; Essential Science Indicators ; IF >= 5 ; JCR ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Web of Science Core Collection
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