title: Augmented Reality for teaching endotracheal intubation: MR imaging to create anatomically correct models.
abstract: Clinical procedures have traditionally been taught at the bedside, in the morgue and in the animal lab. Augmented Reality (AR) technology (the merging of virtual reality and real objects or patients) provides a new method for teaching clinical and surgical procedures. Improved patient safety is a major advantage. We describe a system which employs AR technology to teach endotracheal intubation, using the Visible Human datasets, as well as MR images from live patient volunteers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Karen F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Kerner
authors.forename: Celina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Imielinska
authors.forename: Jannick
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rolland
authors.forename: Haiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D053443:Visible Human Projects