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ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
An Interactive Parallel Multigrid FEM Simulator
Physically based modeling of deformable objects such as cloth or human tissue has grown to be very important for virtual simulations. However, interactive simulation of these nonl...
Xunlei Wu, Tolga Goktekin, Frank Tendick
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Design, Development, and Testing of an Automated Laparoscopic Grasper with 3-D Force Measurement Capability
Advancements in robotics have led to significant improvements in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. The use of these robotic systems has improved surgeon dexterity, reduced...
Gregory Tholey, Anand Pillarisetti, William Green,...
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Coherent Scene Generation for Surgical Simulators
The idea of using computer-based surgical simulators for training of prospective surgeons has been a topic of research for more than a decade. However, surgical simulation is still...
Raimundo Sierra, Michael Bajka, Celalettin Karadog...
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Real-Time Incision Simulation Using Discontinuous Free Form Deformation
Abstract. Surgical simulations with the aid of computers is a topic of increasingly extensive research. Realtime response and interactivity are crucial components of any such syste...
Guy Sela, Sagi Schein, Gershon Elber
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
A Finite Element Study of the Influence of the Osteotomy Surface on the Backward Displacement during Exophthalmia Reduction
Exophthalmia is characterized by a protrusion of the eyeball. The most frequent surgery consists in an osteotomy of the orbit walls to increase the orbital volume and to retrieve a...
Vincent Luboz, Annaig Pedrono, Dominique Ambard, F...
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Characterization of Soft-Tissue Material Properties: Large Deformation Analysis
: The biomechanical properties of soft tissue derived from experimental measurements are critical for developing a reality-based model for minimally invasive surgical training and ...
Tie Hu, Jaydev P. Desai
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
GiPSi: An Open Source/Open Architecture Software Development Framework for Surgical Simulation
In this paper we propose an open source/open architecture framework for developing organ level surgical simulations. Our goal is to facilitate shared development of reusable models...
Tolga Goktekin, Murat Cenk Cavusoglu, Frank Tendic...
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Indentation for Estimating the Human Tongue Soft Tissues Constitutive Law: Application to a 3D Biomechanical Model
A 3D biomechanical model of the tongue is presented here. Its goal is to evaluate the speech control model. This model was designed considering three constraints: speech movement s...
Jean-Michel Gérard, Jacques Ohayon, Vincent...
ISMS
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Liver Vessel Parameter Estimation from Tactile Imaging Information
Realistic tissue models require accurate representations of the properties of in vivo tissue. This study examines the potential for tactile imaging to measure tissue properties an...
Anna M. Galea, Robert D. Howe