title: An interface for precise and comfortable 3D work with volumetric medical datasets.
abstract: We have developed a 3D/2D paradigm of interaction that combines manipulation of precise 3D volumetric data with unambiguous widget interaction. Precise 3D interaction is ensured by a combination of resting the lower arms on an armrest and pivoting the hands around the wrist. Unambiguous 2D interaction is achieved by providing passive haptic feedback by means of a virtual control panel whose position coincides with the physical surfaces encasing the system. We have tested this interface with a neurosurgical planning application that has been clinically used for 17 skull-base cases at two local hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Kent Ridge Digital Labs, Singapore. luis@krdl.org.sg
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hern
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kockro
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D019291:Skull Base / Q000601:surgery; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface