Systems and methods for detection and illumination of regions of interest

A method for illuminating a region of interest in an operating region, the method comprising:

• capturing image data in a field of view representing the operating region;
• emitting a plurality of emissions from a plurality of light sources;
• scanning the image data for at least one object positioned along an emission path between at least one of the light sources and a region of interest;
• identifying a location of a shaded region within the region of interest based on the detection of the at least one object along the emission path;
• and
• controlling at least one of the plurality of light sources to emit light impinging on the shaded region within the region of interest.

An illumination system, comprising:

• a light assembly configured to selectively illuminate an operating region in a surgical suite;
• a plurality of light sources positioned within the light assembly and configured to emit light;
• at least one imager configured to capture depth image data identifying a depth of at least one object in a field of view;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• scan the depth image data in at least one region of interest;
• generate a depth map of the operating region based on the depth image data;
• identify a position of at least one object located in the operating region based on the depth map;
• identify a location of a shaded region within the region of interest based on the position of the at least one object;
• and
• control the light assembly to activate at least one of the light sources to emit light impinging on the shaded region within the region of interest.