title: A virtual-reality training system for knee arthroscopic surgery.
abstract: Surgical training systems based on virtual-reality (VR) simulation techniques offer a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional training methods. This paper describes a VR system for training arthroscopic knee surgery. Virtual models used in this system are constructed from the Visual Human Project dataset. Our system simulates soft tissue deformation with topological change in real-time using finite-element analysis. To offer realistic tactile feedback, we build a tailor-made force feedback hardware.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. pheng@cse.cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Pheng-Ann
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: Chun-Yiu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Tien-Tsin
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Yangsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yim-Pan
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Kai-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Shiu-Kit
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tso
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009862:Online Systems; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface