title: An aneurysm clipping training module for the neurosurgical training simulator NeuroSim.
abstract: Having introduced NeuroSim, the prototype of a neurosurgical training simulator at MMVR18, we present our first medical training module. NeuroSim is based on virtual reality and uses real-time algorithms for simulating tissue. It provides a native interface by using a real surgical microscope and original instruments. Having implemented some abstract tasks to train basic skills like hand-eye coordination or the handling of the microscope last year, we now present a medical module where an aneurysm has to be clipped. NeuroSim has been developed in cooperation with the neurosurgical clinic of the University of Heidelberg and VRmagic GmbH in Mannheim.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Computational Medicine, University of Heidelberg, Germany. florian.beier@ziti.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beier
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sismanidis
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stadie
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmieder
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Männer
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000193:education*; D014584:User-Computer Interface