Assessment of perceptual quality for gaze-contingent motion stabilization in robotic assisted minimally invasive surgery.

With the increasing sophistication of surgical robots, the use of motion stabilisation for enhancing the performance of micro-surgical tasks is an actively pursued research topic. The use of mechanical stabilisation devices has certain advantages, in terms of both simplicity and consistency. The technique, however, can complicate the existing surgical workflow and interfere with an already crowded MIS operated cavity.