Surgical soundtracks: Towards automatic musical augmentation of surgical procedures

Sasan Matinfar, M. Ali Nasseri, Ulrich Eck, Hessam Roodaki, Navid Navab, Chris P. Lohmann, Mathias Maier, Nassir Navab

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Abstract

Advances in sensing and digitalization enable us to acquire and present various heterogeneous datasets to enhance clinical decisions. Visual feedback is the dominant way of conveying such information. However, environments rich with many sources of information all presented through the same channel pose the risk of over stimulation and missing crucial information. The augmentation of the cognitive field by additional perceptual modalities such as sound is a workaround to this problem. A major challenge in auditory augmentation is the automatic generation of pleasant and ergonomic audio in complex routines, as opposed to overly simplistic feedback, to avoid fatigue. In this work, without loss of generality to other procedures, we propose a method for aural augmentation of ophthalmic procedures via automatic modification of musical pieces. Evaluations of this first proof of concept regarding recognizability of the conveyed information along with qualitative aesthetics show the potential of our method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention − MICCAI 2017 - 20th International Conference, Proceedings
EditorsPierre Jannin, Simon Duchesne, Maxime Descoteaux, Alfred Franz, D. Louis Collins, Lena Maier-Hein
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages673-681
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319661841
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 11 Sep 201713 Sep 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10434 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period11/09/1713/09/17

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