PubMed · 10646758
Volumetric object modeling for surgical simulation.
Abstract
Surgical simulation has many applications in medical education, surgical training, surgical planning and intra-operative assistance. However, extending current surface-based computer graphics methods to model phenomena such as the deformation, cutting, tearing or repairing of soft tissues poses significant challenges for real-time interactions. This paper discusses the use of volumetric methods for modeling complex anatomy and tissue interactions. New techniques are introduced that use volumetric methods for modeling soft-tissue deformation and tissue cutting at interactive rates. An initial prototype for simulating arthroscopic knee surgery is described which uses volumetric models of the knee derived from 3-D magnetic resonance imaging, visual feedback via real-time volume and polygon rendering, and haptic feedback provided by a force-feedback device.
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S Gibson, C Fyock, E Grimson, T Kanade, R Kikinis, H Lauer, N McKenzie, A Mor, S Nakajima, H Ohkami, R Osborne, J Samosky, A Sawada. 1998. Volumetric object modeling for surgical simulation.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1361-8415(98)80007-8
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