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.
Keywords: digital surgery; free-viewpoint video; open surgery; volumetric video.
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