A virtual reality ear ossicle surgery simulator using three-dimensional computer tomography

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-63

  Hsieh, Ming Shium ^a,b   Lee, Fei Peng ^b   Tsai, Ming Dar ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ear ossicle; Middle ear surgery; Virtual reality surgery simulation; Volume visualization

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATIONS; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE EARS; SIMULATION EXAMPLE; SPATIAL RELATIONS; SURGERY SIMULATOR; SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL SIMULATORS; TEMPORAL BONE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) GEOMETRY; TYMPANIC CAVITY; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR; VIRTUAL REALITY SURGERY SIMULATION; VOLUME MANIPULATION; VOLUME RECONSTRUCTION;

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FUZZY CONTROL; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION;

SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; AUDITORY OSSICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EAR SURGERY; HUMAN; SIMULATOR; TEMPORAL BONE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77951538781     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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