[Present and future developments of the virtual surgery and tele-virtual surgery system]

Nihon Rinsho. 2004 Apr;62(4):815-23.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

One of the applications available now in the medical field is the virtual surgery system. This system allows surgeons a safe place to master surgical techniques and to plan surgical procedures before the operation. To provide the system for use in a clinical situation, a soft tissue model and a force feedback device suited for the surgery is required. In this paper, we would like to introduce our virtual surgery system, which possesses a soft tissue model that can show accurate, real-time deformation and is equipped with a force feedback device that allows the user to experience the tactile sensations. In addition, we will introduce our tele-virtual surgery simulation system for training in the procedures used in robotic surgery.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Simulation
  • Feedback
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Models, Anatomic
  • Remote Consultation / instrumentation
  • Remote Consultation / methods
  • Robotics / instrumentation
  • Robotics / methods
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / instrumentation
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted* / methods
  • Surgical Equipment* / trends
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative* / education
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative* / methods
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative* / trends
  • Telemedicine / instrumentation
  • Telemedicine / methods
  • User-Computer Interface*