Computer Assisted Surgery Course Assignments

Welcome to the computer assisted surgery (CAS) course assignments from the Master in Biomedical Engineering program of the University of Bern. This documentation contains all instructions you will need to get started with the different assignments. The code repository is available on GitHub.

The assignments will help you understand the theory of computer assisted surgery. You will work on:

• Surgical planning

• Tool calibration

• Registration

• Artificial intelligence (AI)

Enjoy!

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Getting Started

• Python Basics
• Python Installation
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Conda Installation (Deprecated)
• Integrated Development Environment (PyCharm)
  • Prerequisites
  • Open the assignment as a PyCharm project
  • Configure the Python interpreter (conda environment cas)
  • Create a run configuration (recommended)
  • Verify your setup in PyCharm
  • Important
  • Troubleshooting (most common issues)

Assignments

• Assignment Environment Setup
• Surgical Planning
• Tool Calibration
• Registration
• Artificial Intelligence

Miscellaneous

• Build the Documentation Locally

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page