Considering the anatomical variations and unpredictable nature of surgeries, visibility during surgery is very important especially
to correctly diagnose problems. Hyperspectral imaging has developed as a compact imaging and spectroscopic tool that can be
used for different applications including medical diagnostics. This paper presents the application of hyperspectral imaging
as a visual supporting tool to detect different organs and tissues during surgeries. It will be useful for finding ectopic
tissues and diagnosis of tissue abnormalities. The high-dimensional data were compressed using wavelet transform and classified
using artificial neural networks. The performance of this method is evaluated for the detection of the spleen, colon, small
intestine, urinary bladder, and peritoneum in a surgery on a pig.
Keywords Hyperspectral Image - Multi-Dimensional Image - Segmentation - Medical Imaging