Anesthesiology training using 3D imaging and virtual reality

Daniel J. Blezek; Richard A. Robb; Jon J. Camp; Lee A. Nauss M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.238469

15 April 1996 Anesthesiology training using 3D imaging and virtual reality

Daniel J. Blezek, Richard A. Robb, Jon J. Camp, Lee A. Nauss M.D.

Proceedings Volume 2707, Medical Imaging 1996: Image Display; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238469
Event: Medical Imaging 1996, 1996, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

Current training for regional nerve block procedures by anesthesiology residents requires expert supervision and the use of cadavers; both of which are relatively expensive commodities in today's cost-conscious medical environment. We are developing methods to augment and eventually replace these training procedures with real-time and realistic computer visualizations and manipulations of the anatomical structures involved in anesthesiology procedures, such as nerve plexus injections (e.g., celiac blocks). The initial work is focused on visualizations: both static images and rotational renderings. From the initial results, a coherent paradigm for virtual patient and scene representation will be developed.

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Daniel J. Blezek, Richard A. Robb, Jon J. Camp, and Lee A. Nauss M.D. "Anesthesiology training using 3D imaging and virtual reality", Proc. SPIE 2707, Medical Imaging 1996: Image Display, (15 April 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.238469

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