• DocumentCode
    2316661
  • Title

    Virtual heart: Simulation-based cardiac physiolgy for education

  • Author

    Hurmusiadis, V.

  • Author_Institution
    Primal Pictures Ltd., London
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    Sept. 30 2007-Oct. 3 2007
  • Firstpage
    65
  • Lastpage
    68
  • Abstract
    An investigation into the technical feasibility of computer based interactive simulation of the heart was conducted. The project is currently at prototype development phase, which is focused on the development of a virtual heart organ. The prototype will be customized for clinical skills training for interventional cardiology and electrophysiology, as well as for general cardiology education. Further development will incorporate an interface for handling catheter insertion for cardiac ablation and pacing.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomedical education; cardiology; catheters; prosthetics; virtual reality; cardiac ablation; cardiac pacing; catheter insertion; computer based interactive simulation; electrophysiology; general cardiology education; interventional cardiology; simulation-based cardiac physiology; virtual heart; Heart;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computers in Cardiology, 2007
  • Conference_Location
    Durham, NC
  • ISSN
    0276-6547
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2533-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0276-6547
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CIC.2007.4745422
  • Filename
    4745422