PI's: Prof. Dr. Nassir Navab
PhD Student: Tobias Reichl, Dipl. Inf. (associated)

A common task during bronchoscopy procedure is to biopsy peripheral lung tumors.
Electromagnetic tracking is a promising means to track the position of the bronchoscope or tools inside the patient in real time. This position can then be visualisedin relation to preoperative CT data and surgical staff can be guided to the desired position. One particular challenge is to model the deformations of the lung due to breathing and patient movement. Due to large variations between patients patient-specific models have to be built, in order to estimate and compensate for the deformation.