title: Real-time electrocautery simulation for laparoscopic surgical environments.
abstract: We present a novel real-time technique for cutting during electrocautery procedures in surgical training. Our algorithm is based on cauterizing the part of the tissue that exceeds the critical vaporization temperature. The resulting topology changes due to cutting are accounted for in real-time. Results presented for the overall electrocautery cutting algorithm show that the real-time costs are minimal and thus allow interactive simulation.
authors.affiliation: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Zhonghua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Venkata Sreekanth
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Arikatla
authors.forename: Dingfang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003199:Computer Systems; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014584:User-Computer Interface