Virtual Reality Applications in Neurosurgery

Author

Goh, Keith Yc

Author_Institution

Div. of Neurosurgery, Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4171

Lastpage

4173

Abstract

Virtual reality technology has great potential to benefit the practice of neurosurgery. Standard 2-dimensional radiologic data of the brain can be transformed into a 3-dimensional virtual object which closely resembles the actual brain, and allows the neurosurgeon to interact it in a realistic manner. By incorporating haptics technology, simulated tactile sensations can also be conveyed to the user. This paper will describe the scope and applications of virtual reality in neurosurgery, especially in the areas of education, training, pre-operative planning and rehearsals

Keywords

biomedical education; brain; haptic interfaces; medical computing; neurophysiology; surgery; training; virtual reality; 2-dimensional radiologic data; 3-dimensional virtual object; brain; education; haptics technology; neurosurgery; preoperative planning; rehearsals; tactile sensations; training; virtual reality applications; Biological system modeling; Biomedical engineering; Brain modeling; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Neurosurgery; Surgery; Surges; Surgical instruments; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8741-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615383

Filename

1615383