title: An optical tracking system for a microsurgical training simulator.
abstract: To achieve a high degree of immersion in medical training simulators, realistic and native user interfaces are needed. We implemented an optical tracking system in order to track original instruments for a microsurgical training simulator. In a marker-based setup, the forceps was equipped with markers. As a step towards a markerless tracking system, an approach with a partly coloured forceps is presented. Both methods were implemented and resulted in working real-time tracking modules.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Computational Medicine, University of Heidelberg. oliver.schuppe@ziti.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schuppe
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000193:education*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014584:User-Computer Interface