The strategic approach of EndoCAS is depicted in the figure below. The figure
illustrates, in the path from top to bottom, the flow of requirements of
clinical applications into the definition of specifications of CAS system and
into basic research; and, in the opposite direction, from bottom to top, the
flow of research through basic technology into CAS systems families and,
ultimately, into clinical applications. There are crucial feedback paths at all
levels. Clinical applications provide focus and practical validation of the
effectiveness provided by the engineered systems families. The need for specific
system capabilities, in turn, creates requirements for well-engineered
subsystems and enabling component technologies and standards. Developing these
capabilities further requires fundamental advances in knowledge and basic
computational techniques. Furthermore, the systems and components provide the
essential infrastructure for test and validation of the research.
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