CAI 2012 - MICCAI Workshop Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions

The goal of this workshop is to establish a forum for discussing systems and architectures for computer assisted intervention (CAI) applications. Continuing the success of the last three years, the workshop will focus on open interfaces, interoperability, and standards. In addition, this year, we will discuss practical issues, clinical applications and future directions of CAI systems and frameworks. As in the previous years, this workshop will include strong participation from industry and academia.

Topics of interest will include but are not limited to:

Architectures and Frameworks for Computer Assisted Interventions
Systems integration and the digital operating room
Applications for computer assisted surgery
Progress and status of standardization efforts, such as DICOM, IHE, CANopen, ISO 11073, MD FIRE, MD ICE, IEC 80001
Open issues in the standardization process, e.g. semantics, standardized descriptions of components and device communication
Regulatory and liability issues and solutions for the modularization of CAI systems
Opportunities for further integration and interoperability
Discussion of successes and unmet needs