VR-Based Simulators for Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Author

Basdogan, Cagatay ; Sedef, Mert ; Harders, Matthias ; Wesarg, Stefan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Computational Sci. & Eng., Koc Univ., Istanbul

Volume

27

Issue

2

fYear

2007

Firstpage

54

Lastpage

66

Abstract

Simulation-based training using VR techniques is a promising alternative to traditional training in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Simulators let the trainee touch, feel, and manipulate virtual tissues and organs through the same surgical tool handles used in actual MIS while viewing images of tool-tissue interactions on a monitor as in real laparoscopic procedures

Keywords

biological tissues; biomedical education; computer based training; digital simulation; medical image processing; surgery; virtual reality; VR; digital simulation; laparoscopic procedure; medical image processing; minimally invasive surgery training; virtual reality; virtual tissue; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical simulation; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgical instruments; medical training; minimally invasive surgery; surgical simulation; survey; virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCG.2007.51

Filename

4118494