STEPS - An application for simulation of transsphenoidal endonasal pituitary surgery

IEEE Visualization 2004 - Proceedings, VIS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 513-520

  Neubauer, André ^a   Mroz, Lukas ^c   Wolfsberger, Stefan ^b   Wegenkittl, Rainer ^a   Forster, Marie Thérèse ^b   Bühler, Katja ^a  

^a VRVIS RESEARCH CENTER   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Tiani Medgraph AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Iso surfacing; Pituitary surgery; Ray casting; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA STRUCTURES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ISO-SURFACING; PITUITARY SURGERY; RAY CASTING; VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 17044438549     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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