A virtual-reality training system for knee arthroscopic surgery

Author

Heng, Pheng-Ann ; Cheng, Chun-Yiu ; Wong, Tien-Tsin ; Xu, Yangsheng ; Chui, Yim-Pan ; Chan, Kai-Ming ; Tso, Shiu-Kit

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, China

Volume

8

Issue

2

fYear

2004

fDate

6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

217

Lastpage

227

Abstract

Surgical training systems based on virtual-reality (VR) simulation techniques offer a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional training methods. This paper describes a VR system for training arthroscopic knee surgery. Virtual models used in this system are constructed from the Visual Human Project dataset. Our system simulates soft tissue deformation with topological change in real-time using finite-element analysis. To offer realistic tactile feedback, we build a tailor-made force feedback hardware.

Keywords

biological tissues; biomechanics; biomedical education; computer based training; digital simulation; finite element analysis; haptic interfaces; orthopaedics; surgery; virtual reality; VR; cutting operation; finite-element analysis; haptic feedback; knee arthroscopic surgery; realistic tactile feedback; soft tissue deformation; surgical training system; tailor-made force feedback hardware; tetrahedral meshing; virtual surgery; virtual-reality simulation techniques; virtual-reality training system; visual human project dataset; Analytical models; Biological tissues; Deformable models; Finite element methods; Force feedback; Humans; Knee; Real time systems; Surgery; Virtual reality; Arthroplasty; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Computer Simulation; Endoscopes; Endoscopy; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Feedback; Humans; Knee Joint; Models, Anatomic; Online Systems; Orthopedic Procedures; Phantoms, Imaging; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Information Technology in Biomedicine, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7771

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TITB.2004.826720

Filename

1303565