Anesthesiology training using 3D imaging and virtual reality

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2707, Issue , 1996, Pages 402-410

  Blezek, Daniel J ^a   Robb, Richard A ^a   Camp, Jon J ^a   Nauss, Lee A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology; Education; Medical imaging; Models; Tiling; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

3D IMAGING; ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; COMPUTER VISUALIZATIONS; NERVE BLOCKS; SCENE REPRESENTATIONS; STATIC IMAGES; TILING; TRAINING PROCEDURES; VIRTUAL PATIENTS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

COMPUTER VISUALIZATION; IMAGE DISPLAY; REGIONAL NERVE BLOCKING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029709898     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.238469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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