A Time-of-Flight Stereoscopic Endoscope for Anatomical 3D Reconstruction

This paper presents a novel endoscope design for laparoscopic surgery that has been specifically tailored to provide both a stereoscopic view to the surgeon and a high-accuracy 3D reconstruction for an advanced visualization of the anatomical environment. The former helps the main surgeon in teleoperating a robotic minimally-invasive system (R-MIS) while the latter provides necessary data to upcom...