Subject-Based Regional Anaesthesia Simulator Combining Image Processing and Virtual Reality

Abstract. In this paper, a novel virtual reality-based simulator for regional anaesthesia is presented. Individual datasets of patients with nerve cords are created from medical scans with the help of advanced segmentation and registration algorithms. Techniques for interaction and immersive visualization are utilized by the simulator to improve training of medical residents.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: BILDMED
• Authors: Sebastian Ullrich, Benedikt Fischer, Alexandre Ntouba, Jakob Valvoda, Andreas Prescher, Torsten Kuhlen, Thomas Martin Deserno, Rolf Rossaint
• Keywords: Algorithms, BILDMED 2007, Nerve Cords, Regional Anaesthesia, Virtual Reality-based Simulator