Title :
Assessing craniofacial surgical simulation
Author :
Patel, Vikas V. ; Vannier, Michael W. ; Marsh, Jeffrey L. ; Lo, Lun-Jou
Author_Institution :
Washington Univ. Sch. of Med., St. Louis, MO, USA
fDate :
1/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Interactive computer graphics visualization allows simulation of craniofacial procedures before surgical intervention. Two simulation modes are currently available: physical replicas created with CT data applied to numerically controlled milling machines or stereolithography machines; and 3D graphical images created from tomographic data. The validity of graphically rendered CT or MR scanned images is carefully measured by simulating craniofacial surgical procedures and testing each step in the process
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; brain; computerised tomography; digital simulation; medical image processing; surgery; tomography; 3D graphical images; CT data; MR scanned images; craniofacial surgical procedures; craniofacial surgical simulation; graphically rendered CT; interactive computer graphics visualization; numerically controlled milling machines; physical replicas; simulation modes; stereolithography machines; surgical intervention; tomographic data; Computational modeling; Computed tomography; Computer graphics; Computer simulation; Data visualization; Metalworking machines; Rendering (computer graphics); Stereolithography; Surgery; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
