Title :
Spatial measurements for medical augmented reality
Author :
Reitinger, Bernhard ; Werlberger, Pascal ; Bornik, Alexander ; Beichel, Reinhard ; Schmalstieg, Dieter
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Comput. Graphics & Vision, Graz Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
This paper presents a set of augmented reality (AR) based interaction techniques for spatial analysis of medical datasets. Computer-aided medical planning tools such as our virtual liver surgery planning system require precise and intuitive interaction for the quantitative inspection of anatomical and pathological structures. We argue that AR is a superior tool compared to desktop 2D or 3D visualization for performing such analysis, because it allows true direct manipulation of 3D virtual objects in space, while rendering the medical data in the familiar context of the user´s own body.
Keywords :
augmented reality; data visualisation; medical computing; rendering (computer graphics); surgery; 3D virtual object; 3D visualization; computer-aided medical planning tool; medical augmented reality; medical dataset rendering; quantitative inspection; spatial measurements; virtual liver surgery planning system; Augmented reality; Biomedical imaging; Data analysis; Distance measurement; Inspection; Liver; Oncological surgery; Path planning; Performance analysis; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2005. Proceedings. Fourth IEEE and ACM International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Vienna, Austria
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2459-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISMAR.2005.53
