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Free-Viewpoint Video in Open Surgery: Development of Surgical Arena 360
Daichi Kitaguchi1, Koichiro Kumano1, Ryotaro Takatsuki2
1Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Objective:
We aimed to apply the free-viewpoint video technology developed and introduced mainly for sports spectators to an open surgical video recording system.
Design:
Prospective feasibility study.
Setting:
University of Tsukuba Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Participants:
Patients who underwent open pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic cancer between December 2022 and March 2023 were included. The gastrojejunal anastomosis was the subject of the recording.
Results:
Four surgeries were recorded with Surgical Arena 360, which is the free-viewpoint video system that we developed. The feasibility of performing a series of surgical procedures without interrupting the surgeon's line of sight or manipulation was demonstrated in all cases.
Conclusions:
Our study revealed that Surgical Arena 360, an open surgical video recording system developed by applying free-viewpoint video technology, can provide new insights into surgical support and clinical knowledge to surgeons by enabling secure capture of the open surgical field from multiple angles.
