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Catheter insertion simulation with co-registered direct volume rendering and haptic feedback

Antonio Zorcolo, Enrico Gobbetti, Gianluigi Zanetti, and Massimiliano Tuveri

January 2000

Abstract

We have developed an experimental catheter insertion simulation system supporting head-tracked stereoscopic viewing of volumetric anatomic reconstructions registered with direct haptic 3D interaction. The system takes as input data acquired with standard medical imaging modalities and regards it as a visual and haptic environment whose parameters are interactively defined using look-up tables. The system's display, positioned like a surgical table, provide a realistic impression of looking down at the patient. Measuring head motion via a six degrees-of-freedom head tracker, good positions to observe the anatomy and identify the catheter insertion point are quickly established with simple head motion. By generating appropriate stereoscopic images and co-registering physical and virtual spaces beforehand, volumes appear at fixed physical positions and it is possible to control catheter insertion via direct interaction with a PHANToM haptic device. During the insertion procedure, the system provides perception of the effort of penetration and deviation inside the traversed tissues. Semi-transparent volumetric rendering augments the sensory feedback with the visual indication of the inserted catheter position inside the body.

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Antonio Zorcolo, Enrico Gobbetti, Gianluigi Zanetti, and Massimiliano Tuveri. Catheter insertion simulation with co-registered direct volume rendering and haptic feedback. In J. D. Westwood, H. M. Hoffman, G. T. Mogel, R. A. Robb, and D. Stredney, editors, Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2000 - Envisioning Healing: Interactive Technology and the Patient-Practioner Dialogue. Pages 96-98, IOS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 2000.

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@InCollection{Zorcolo:2000:CIS,
    author = {Antonio Zorcolo and Enrico Gobbetti and Gianluigi Zanetti and Massimiliano Tuveri},
    editor = {J. D. Westwood and H. M. Hoffman and G. T. Mogel and R. A. Robb and D. Stredney},
    title = {Catheter insertion simulation with co-registered direct volume rendering and haptic feedback},
    booktitle = {Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2000 -- Envisioning Healing: Interactive Technology and the Patient-Practioner Dialogue},
    pages = {96--98},
    publisher = {IOS},
    address = {Amsterdam, The Netherlands},
    month = {January},
    year = {2000},
    isbn = {1-58603-014-0},
    abstract = { We have developed an experimental catheter insertion simulation system supporting head-tracked stereoscopic viewing of volumetric anatomic reconstructions registered with direct haptic {3D} interaction. The system takes as input data acquired with standard medical imaging modalities and regards it as a visual and haptic environment whose parameters are interactively defined using look-up tables. The system's display, positioned like a surgical table, provide a realistic impression of looking down at the patient. Measuring head motion via a six degrees-of-freedom head tracker, good positions to observe the anatomy and identify the catheter insertion point are quickly established with simple head motion. By generating appropriate stereoscopic images and co-registering physical and virtual spaces beforehand, volumes appear at fixed physical positions and it is possible to control catheter insertion via direct interaction with a PHANToM haptic device. During the insertion procedure, the system provides perception of the effort of penetration and deviation inside the traversed tissues. Semi-transparent volumetric rendering augments the sensory feedback with the visual indication of the inserted catheter position inside the body.},
    isbn = {1-58603-014-0},
    url = {http://vic.crs4.it/vic/cgi-bin/bib-page.cgi?id='Zorcolo:2000:CIS'},
}