Title :
Virtual cochlear implant insertion for medical education
Author :
Todd, Catherine ; Naghdy, Fazel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr., Comput & Telecommun. Eng., Wollongong Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A surgical simulator has been developed for the purpose of training otologists in cochlear implantation. The simulation provides real-time visual and haptic feedback during implant insertion into the human Scala Tympani (ST). The benefits and possible outcomes for this type of simulator are presented. Methods for model generation are discussed, for anatomical and prosthetic structures used in the simulation. Development of the interactive model with force-feedback is presented, with results.
Keywords :
biomedical education; ear; force feedback; haptic interfaces; interactive devices; medical computing; prosthetics; training; virtual reality; anatomical structure; force-feedback; haptic feedback; human Scala Tympani; interactive model; medical education; model generation; otologists training; prosthetic structure; real-time visual feedback; surgical simulator; virtual cochlear implant insertion; Cochlear implants; Computational modeling; Electrodes; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Keyboards; Layout; Medical simulation; Surgery; Surges;
Conference_Titel :
Eurohaptics Conference, 2005 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2005. World Haptics 2005. First Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2310-2
DOI :
10.1109/WHC.2005.145
