Open-source surface mesh-based ultrasound-guided spinal intervention simulator

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1043-1051

  Bartha, Laura ^a   Lasso, Andras ^a   Pinter, Csaba ^a   Ungi, Tamas ^a   Keri, Zsuzsanna ^a   Fichtinger, Gabor ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

PLUS toolkit; Surface mesh; Training; Ultrasound simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; OPEN SOURCE ULTRASOUND IMAGE SIMULATOR; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR ULTRASOUND TOOLKIT; SIMULATOR; SPINAL INTERVENTION; SURFACE MESH; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SPINE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84888303683     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-013-0901-z     Document Type: Article

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