Virtual Reality for Interactive Medical Analysis

Molecular imaging along with 3-dimensional (3-D) or 4-D (3-D spatial + 1-D temporal) visualization is widely used in clinical diagnosis and surgical planning. However, the pre-defined perspective and confined manipulation limit the in-depth exploration and analysis in 3-D / 4-D. To overcome this obs...

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Published inFrontiers in virtual reality Vol. 3
Main Authors Koger, Casey R, Hassan, Sohail S, Yuan, Jie, Ding, Yichen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 14.02.2022
Subjects
analysis
exploration
interactive
manipulation
virtual reality
visualization
interactive
visualization
exploration
analysis
manipulation
Virtual reality
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Summary:Molecular imaging along with 3-dimensional (3-D) or 4-D (3-D spatial + 1-D temporal) visualization is widely used in clinical diagnosis and surgical planning. However, the pre-defined perspective and confined manipulation limit the in-depth exploration and analysis in 3-D / 4-D. To overcome this obstacle, we utilized virtual reality (VR) to interact with CT images of the cardiopulmonary system in a 3-D immersive environment. We implemented manipulative functionalities into the VR environment that altered the cardiopulmonary models to interactively generate new data analysis perspectives. We successfully sliced a CT cardiac model showing in-depth surface visualizations of the ventricles and atria. Our customized framework enables enhanced data interpretation interactivity of CT images and establishes a user-directed manipulative VR platform derived from imaging results for remote medical practices including training, education, and investigation.
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ISSN:2673-4192
2673-4192
DOI:10.3389/frvir.2022.782854