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A parallel network utilizing local features and global representations for segmentation of surgical instruments

Xinan Sun,Yuelin Zou,2 Authors,Bo Guan

2022 · DOI: 10.1007/s11548-022-02687-z
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery · 14 Citations

TLDR

With the proposed novel backbone, the network can segment the contours of surgical instruments’ end tips more precisely and make a further contribution to the automation of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery.