Title :
VR-Based Simulators for Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Author :
Basdogan, Cagatay ; Sedef, Mert ; Harders, Matthias ; Wesarg, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Computational Sci. & Eng., Koc Univ., Istanbul
Abstract :
Simulation-based training using VR techniques is a promising alternative to traditional training in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Simulators let the trainee touch, feel, and manipulate virtual tissues and organs through the same surgical tool handles used in actual MIS while viewing images of tool-tissue interactions on a monitor as in real laparoscopic procedures
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical education; computer based training; digital simulation; medical image processing; surgery; virtual reality; VR; digital simulation; laparoscopic procedure; medical image processing; minimally invasive surgery training; virtual reality; virtual tissue; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical simulation; Minimally invasive surgery; Surgical instruments; medical training; minimally invasive surgery; surgical simulation; survey; virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2007.51
