Project description
Special glasses to improve cancer surgery
Cancer surgery demands precise tumour removal, yet current methods relying on fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) suffer from subjective image interpretation. This can lead to errors and prolonged procedures. Surgeons struggle to accurately match images to the body, impacting the completeness of tumour removal and patient outcomes. This inefficiency increases operating times and costs, thereby increasing the burden on healthcare systems. In this context, the EIC-funded FLUAR project introduces augmented reality glasses equipped with NIR sensors and computer vision algorithms. With over 2.8 million operations performed annually, FLUAR promises to revolutionise cancer surgery, enhancing precision and patient outcomes. This project aims to finalise and validate FLUAR’s technical advancements and clinical applicability, thus addressing critical needs in cancer care.
Objective
Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) uses near-infrared (NIR) sensors to detect and display fluorescent biomarkers indicating the exact location of tumors. But the current cameras and monitors force surgeons to match the images to the body via subjective comparisons. This long, error-prone process reduces the accuracy, and increases operating times and cost. This is a critical problem in cancer surgery where complete tumor removal is key to prevent recurrence, e.g. a yearly incidence of <0.5 M breast cancer patients requires over 2.8 M surgeries.
FLUAR are novel augmented reality (AR) glasses with integrated high-end NIR sensors and computer vision algorithms. They detect and display the fluorescent biomarkers in the surgeons’ direct sight, hence show the tumor margins on the target. FLUAR will increase the surgeons’ accuracy and reduce tumor removal times. This project aims to finalize and validate FLUAR’s technical developments and clinical usability according to end-user requirements.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- medical and health sciences clinical medicine surgery
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors optical sensors
- medical and health sciences clinical medicine oncology
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
- Computer vision
- Medical devices
- Cancer
- Surgery
- Fluorescence-guided surgery
- Fluorescent biomarker
- Indocyanine green
- Surgical navigation
- Artificial intelligence
- 3D visualization
- Machine learning
- Augmented reality
- Mixed reality
- Extended reality
- Human-computer interaction
- Assistive technologies
- Wearable technology
- Hologram
- Near-infrared imaging
Programme(s)
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01
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3895 Mondercange
Luxembourg
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