A framework for the design of a novel haptic-based medical training simulator

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 658-666

  Tahmasebi, Amir M ^a   Hashtrudi Zaad, Keyvan ^a   Thompson, David ^b   Abolmaesumi, Purang ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Graphical user interface; Haptics; Medical training simulator; Multimodality; PHANToM; Software structure; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COMPUTER NETWORKS; HAPTIC INTERFACES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RADIATION; RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE; HAPTICS; MEDICAL TRAINING SIMULATOR; MULTIMODALITY; PHANTOM; SOFTWARE STRUCTURE; ULTRASOUND;

SIMULATORS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING; TOUCH;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 51749092659     PISSN: 10897771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2008.926496     Document Type: Article

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