A `virtual body´ model for surgical education and rehearsal

Author

Höhne, K.H. ; Pflesser, Bernhard ; Pommert, Andreas ; Riemer, Martin ; Schiemann, Thomas ; Schubert, Rainer ; Tiede, Ulf

Author_Institution

Hamburg Univ., Germany

Volume

29

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

31

Abstract

A general digital model of human anatomy is very helpful both in supporting the process of anatomical segmentation and as a reference system for simulating surgical situations or even rehearsal of interventions. This article describes the data structure and implementation of such a model. Neither superhero nor crash-test dummy, Voxel-Man is an attempt to combine in a single framework a detailed spatial model enabling realistic visualization with a symbolic model of the human body. We show that although a general model does not correspond in detail to an individual patient, it does provide a variety of novel features for surgical education and training

Keywords

biomedical education; computer aided instruction; computer based training; data visualisation; medical computing; spatial data structures; surgery; Voxel-Man; anatomical segmentation; data structure; human anatomy; reference system; spatial model; surgical education; surgical intervention rehearsal; surgical situations simulation; surgical training; symbolic model; virtual body model; visualization; Anatomical structure; Anatomy; Biological system modeling; Bones; Computer crashes; Data structures; Data visualization; Graphics; Human anatomy; Humans; Image segmentation; Surgery; Surges; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.481433

Filename

481433