A surgical system comprising: one or more display devices; one or more sensors configured to receive electromagnetic radiation reflected or transmitted from an illuminated surgical scene; and one or more processing devices configured to perform the method of: obtaining a representation of a first image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received by one or more sensors from a first tissue type is lower than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received for a second tissue type; obtaining a representation of a second image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received by the one or more sensors from the second tissue type is substantially different than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received for the first tissue type; and presenting a visual representation of the surgical scene on the one or more displays, wherein the visual representation is rendered using the representation of the first image and the representation of the second image. one or more display devices; one or more sensors configured to receive electromagnetic radiation reflected or transmitted from an illuminated surgical scene; and one or more processing devices configured to perform the method of: obtaining a representation of a first image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received by one or more sensors from a first tissue type is lower than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received for a second tissue type; obtaining a representation of a second image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received by the one or more sensors from the second tissue type is substantially different than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received for the first tissue type; and presenting a visual representation of the surgical scene on the one or more displays, wherein the visual representation is rendered using the representation of the first image and the representation of the second image. obtaining a representation of a first image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received by one or more sensors from a first tissue type is lower than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the first wavelength range received for a second tissue type; obtaining a representation of a second image of the surgical scene using electromagnetic radiation of a second wavelength range that lies outside the visible range of wavelengths and lies in the near-infrared or infrared range of wavelengths, wherein an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received by the one or more sensors from the second tissue type is substantially different than an amount of electromagnetic radiation of the second wavelength range received for the first tissue type; and presenting a visual representation of the surgical scene on the one or more displays, wherein the visual representation is rendered using the representation of the first image and the representation of the second image.