Title :
Liver Surgery Planning Using Virtual Reality
Author :
Reitinger, Bernhard ; Bornik, Alexander ; Beichel, Reinhard ; Schmalstieg, Dieter
Author_Institution :
Graz Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
We have developed LiverPlanner, a virtual liver surgery planning system that uses high-level image analysis algorithms and virtual reality technology to help physicians find the best resection plan for each individual patient. Preliminary user studies of LiverPlanner show that the proposed tools are well accepted by doctors and lead to much shorter planning times
Keywords :
cancer; data visualisation; image segmentation; liver; medical image processing; surgery; tumours; virtual reality; data visualisation; image analysis algorithm; image segmentation; liver cancer; liver surgery planning; patient treatment; virtual reality; Deformable models; Image segmentation; Liver neoplasms; Oncological surgery; Proposals; Strategic planning; Surges; Veins; Virtual reality; Visualization; 3D interaction; liver surgery planning; segmentation re?nement; spatial analysis; treatment planning; virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2006.131
