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Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning

Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning

Sandra Leal, Cristina Suarez, J. M. Framinan, Carlos Luis Parra, Tomás Gómez
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781615206704|ISBN10: 1615206701|EISBN13: 9781615206711
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch029
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Leal, Sandra, et al. "Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning." Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 614-635. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch029

APA

Leal, S., Suarez, C., Framinan, J. M., Parra, C. L., & Gómez, T. (2010). Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning. In M. Cruz-Cunha, A. Tavares, & R. Simoes (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives (pp. 614-635). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch029

Chicago

Leal, Sandra, et al. "Virtual Reality for Supporting Surgical Planning." In Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives, edited by Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Antonio J. Tavares, and Ricardo Simoes, 614-635. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch029

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Abstract

Nowadays many surgical procedures are still carried out based on the skills and manual dexterity of each surgeon. The complexity and variability of the operations (very dependent on anatomical and functional personal characteristics), the difficulty of sharing and transferring the acquired knowledge, and the problems for surgeons to train in a realistic context make up a very complex scenario. In this sense, Virtual Reality (VR) provide supporting for surgical training and planning. VR permits modeling, simulation and visualization techniques using 3-D, anatomical predictive models, which are based on realistic models of tissues and organs. The usage of these technologies as a support for surgical planning results in a reduction of the uncertainty in the surgical process, a decrease in the risks for the patients, as well as an improvement of the results. This chapter presents a case of study of a Virtual Reality tool for supporting surgical planning, called VirSSPA, that has been already successfully applied in the University Hospital “Virgen del Rocio” (Seville-Spain).

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