Knowledge-based reconstructive mitral valve surgery (B01)

• Subject Area: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery ; Image and Language Processing, Computer Graphics and Visualisation, Human Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous and Wearable Computing
• Term: from 2012 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 211469636

Reconstructive mitral valve surgery requires precise assessment and interpretation of the complex geometry and function of the valve. The aim of this project is a Cognitive Surgical Assistant (CoSA), which provides the surgeon with relevant geometric and functional knowledge as a new, quantitative decision support tool. The experience of the surgeon, the rationale behind intraoperative decisions and the course of the surgery will be recorded, analyzed and interpreted together with pre-, intra- and postoperative quantitative parameters. The results will be presented to the surgeon by the CoSA system.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 125: Cognition-Guided Surgery
• Applicant Institution: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Co-Applicant Institution: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)
• Project Heads: Professor Raffaele De Simone, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Ivo Wolf