Generalized interactions using virtual tools within the spring framework: probing, piercing, cauterizing and ablating.
We present schemes for real-time generalized interactions such as probing, piercing, cauterizing and ablating virtual tissues. These methods have been implemented in a robust, real-time (haptic rate) surgical simulation environment allowing us to model procedures including animal dissection, microsurgery, hysteroscopy, and cleft lip repair.
Montgomery
Kevin
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Center for Bioinformatics, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA.
Bruyns
Cynthia D
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D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010173:Palpation; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface