title: Physics-based virtual environment for training core skills in vascular interventional radiological procedures.
abstract: Recent years have seen a significant increase in the use of Interventional Radiology (IR) as an alternative to open surgery. A large number of IR procedures commences with needle puncture of a vessel to insert guidewires and catheters: these clinical skills are acquired by all radiologists during training on patients, associated with some discomfort and occasionally, complications. While some visual skills can be acquired using models such as the ones used in surgery, these have limitations for IR which relies heavily on a sense of touch. Both patients and trainees would benefit from a virtual environment (VE) conveying touch sensation to realistically mimic procedures. The authors are developing a high fidelity VE providing a validated alternative to the traditional apprenticeship model used for teaching the core skills. The current version of the CRaIVE simulator combines home made software, haptic devices and commercial equipments.
authors.affiliation: Collaborators in Radiological Intervention in Virtual Environments (CRaIVE), UK.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Luboz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hughes
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vidal
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authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Lim
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authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: How
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authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brodlie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bulpitt
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kessel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pisharody
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
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authors.lastname: Crawshaw
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authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D055585:Physical Phenomena; D010825:Physics; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D014110:Touch; D006113:United Kingdom; D014584:User-Computer Interface