title: A software framework for surgical simulation virtual environments.
abstract: Surgical simulators are an integration of many models, capabilities, and functions. Development of a working simulator requires the flexibility to integrate various software models, to support interoperability, and facilitate performance optimizations. An object oriented framework is devised to support multithreaded integration of simulation, deformation, and interaction. A demonstration application has been implemented in Java, leveraging the features that are built into the language including multithreading, synchronization, and serialization. Future work includes expanding the capabilities of the framework with a broader range of model and interactive capabilities.
authors.affiliation: Old Dominion University, USA. lbefore@odu.edu
authors.forename: Lee A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Belfore
authors.forename: Jessica R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.forename: Yuzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Sylva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Girtelschmid
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baydogan
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D011381:Programming Languages; D012984:Software; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D014481:United States; D014584:User-Computer Interface