title: More real-time visual and haptic interaction with anatomical data.
abstract: The University of Colorado's Center for Human Simulation has developed fundamental algorithms for real-time visual and haptic interaction with polygonal and voxel base data sets, including those derived from the Visible Human Dataset. These algorithms are currently being used to create prototype simulators for surgery, needle insertion (anesthesiology, radiology, and rheumatology), dentistry, and ophthalmology. This paper briefly discusses our segmentation and classification effort as well as our ability to create texture-mapped polygonal models directly from the data: both are fundamental to the creation of anatomically based simulators.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human Simulation, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Reinig
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Spitzer
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Pelster
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Mahalik
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000715:Anatomy; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014584:User-Computer Interface