Title :
A virtual reality system for knee diagnosis and surgery simulation
Author :
Zhu, Ying ; Chen, Jim X. ; Fu, Xiaodong ; Quammen, Donna
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and development of a VR system that can assist orthopedic diagnosis and surgery. A realistic 3D knee surface model, integrated with motion analysis, is used to visualize the geometrical and biomechanical characteristics of human knee joint. The system can be used to perform pre-operative surgery simulation and evaluation in a VR environment
Keywords :
biomechanics; data visualisation; digital simulation; medical diagnostic computing; realistic images; surgery; virtual reality; biomechanical characteristics; geometrical characteristics; human knee joint; knee diagnosis; motion analysis; orthopedic diagnosis; realistic 3D knee surface model; surgery simulation; virtual reality; Animation; Computational modeling; Image reconstruction; Knee; Legged locomotion; Orthopedic surgery; Surface reconstruction; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0093-5
DOI :
10.1109/VR.1999.756936
