Dynamic volume texture mapping and model deformation for visually realistic surgical simulation

Wei Te Lin, Richard A. Robb

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17 Scopus citations

Abstract

For computer assisted surgical simulation to be effective, objects in the simulated environment should respond to the user's actions dynamically with correct visual information. This includes dragging and cutting that cause changes in geometry, topology and appearance. Geometric object representation can be manipulated intuitively in real-time but does not preserve interior information. Volumetric data representation, on the other hand, preserves volume content but direct manipulation is compute-intensive. 3-D texture mapping provides an alternative in representing volumetric information. We present a surgical simulation system based on geometric models that allows interactive deformation and incision of objects while displaying correct volumetric information corresponding to these changes. This is accomplished by dynamic 3-D texture mapping. This method can be applied to anatomical data and patient CT and MR images to facilitate data/patient specific surgical simulations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedicine Meets Virtual Reality - The Convergence of Physical and Informational Technologies
Subtitle of host publicationOptions for a New Era in Healthcare
PublisherIOS Press
Pages198-204
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9051994451, 9789051994452
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
Event 7th Conference on Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, MMVR 1999 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Jan 23 1999Jan 23 1999

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume62
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference 7th Conference on Medicine Meets Virtual Reality, MMVR 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period1/23/991/23/99

Keywords

  • 3-D texture mapping
  • deformable model
  • surgical simulation
  • tissue cutting
  • virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Information Management

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