Title :
Evaluation of the virtual mirror as a navigational aid for augmented reality driven minimally invasive procedures
Author :
Bichlmeier, Christoph ; Euler, Ekkehard ; Blum, Tobias ; Navab, Nassir
Author_Institution :
Comput. Aided Med. Procedures & Augmented Reality (CAMP), TUM, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
The paper presents a user study investigating perceptual effects of a virtual mirror being used as a tangible interactive tool in a medical Augmented Reality scenario. In particular, we evaluated whether an additional perspective provided by the virtual mirror supports instrument guidance in terms of precision and straightness. 31 participants were asked to navigate an endoscopic instrument in a simulated minimally invasive port setting. Results show a significant higher precision of instrument guidance when a virtual mirror provides additional views of the target region.
Keywords :
augmented reality; augmented reality; endoscopic instrument; instrument guidance; navigational aid; tangible interactive tool; virtual mirror; Biomedical imaging; Cameras; Instruments; Mirrors; Navigation; Surgery; Target tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), 2010 9th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9343-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9345-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISMAR.2010.5643555
