Title :
VRhino II: flow field visualization inside the human nasal cavity
Author :
Hentschel, Bernd ; Kuhlen, Torsten ; Bischof, Christian
Author_Institution :
Center for Comput. & Commun., RWTH Aachen Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Nasal airway obstruction is a serious and common problem within the field of rhinology. This paper introduces VRhino II, a virtual-reality-based application for the analysis of the airflow through the human nasal cavity. This tool is currently developed within a research project striving to gain better insight into the flow conditions during respiration. The paper´s focus lies on a general description of the application´s design. Additionally, technical details about the main system components are given.
Keywords :
biological organs; data visualisation; flow visualisation; medical computing; pneumodynamics; virtual reality; VRhino II; flow condition; flow field visualization; flow visualization; human nasal cavity; nasal airflow analysis; nasal airway obstruction; respiration; rhinology; virtual reality; Aerodynamics; Computer applications; Content addressable storage; Geometry; Humans; Nose; Solid modeling; Surgery; Virtual reality; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 2005. Proceedings. VR 2005. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bonn
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8929-8
DOI :
10.1109/VR.2005.1492778
