The software implementation of endoscope localization system based on virtual human model

Software is designed as part of the magnetic localization and orientation detection system for endoscope. A virtual human model is reconstructed with a series of CT scan images and imported into the software to represent a patient. The software is developed with OpenGL under Visual C++ environment and provides an interactive way to view the virtual human model; it communicates with hardware to get the current position and direction of the probe and displays a virtual image of the probe in the human body model. System refreshes at a frequency of 10 Hz and experiments prove the software being efficient and having good real-time performance.