Simulator for virtual surgery using deformable organ models and force feedback system

This paper describes a real-time surgery planning system using virtual reality techniques. This system allows us to simulate incision of skin and organs which respond as elastic objects with surgical tools in virtual space. Inner structures such as blood vessels and lesions can be seen and manipulat...

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Published inStudies in health technology and informatics Vol. 50; p. 227
Main Authors Suzuki, N, Hattori, A, Ezumi, T, Uchiyama, A, Kumano, T, Ikemoto, A, Adachi, Y, Takatsu, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 1998
Subjects
Abdomen - surgery
Computer Simulation
Elasticity
Feedback
General Surgery - education
Humans
Models, Anatomic
Models, Biological
Patient Care Planning
Pressure
Touch
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Summary:This paper describes a real-time surgery planning system using virtual reality techniques. This system allows us to simulate incision of skin and organs which respond as elastic objects with surgical tools in virtual space. Inner structures such as blood vessels and lesions can be seen and manipulated in the simulation. In addition to these functions we attempted to add a feedback function that responds to the operator's hands. We developed a force feedback device to manipulate the elastic organ model based on pressure from the operator's fingers.
ISSN:0926-9630
DOI:10.3233/978-1-60750-894-6-227