Color-coded laparoscopic liver resection using artificial intelligence: A preliminary study

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2024 Feb;31(2):67-68. doi: 10.1002/jhbp.1388. Epub 2023 Oct 25.

Abstract

Tashiro and colleagues demonstrated for the first time that an artificial intelligence system can precisely identify intrahepatic vascular structures during laparoscopic liver resection in real time through color coding under bleeding and indocyanine green fluorescent imaging. The system supports real-time navigation and offers potentially safer laparoscopic or robotic liver surgery.

Keywords: AI navigation surgery; artificial intelligence; color-coded surgery; intrahepatic vascular structure; laparoscopic liver resection.

MeSH terms

  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Coloring Agents
  • Hepatectomy / methods
  • Humans
  • Indocyanine Green
  • Laparoscopy* / methods
  • Liver / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver / surgery
  • Optical Imaging / methods

Substances

  • Coloring Agents
  • Indocyanine Green