Volume cutting to simulate transurethral resection of the prostate

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dc.contributor	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Llenguatges i Sistemes Informàtics
dc.contributor.author	Joan Arinyo, Robert
dc.contributor.author	Vilaplana Pastó, Josep
dc.date	2006-02
dc.identifier.citation	Joan-Arinyo, R., Vilaplana, J. "Volume cutting to simulate transurethral resection of the prostate". 2006.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2117/85927
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation	LSI-06-8-R
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Infografia
dc.subject	Surgery simulation
dc.subject	Surgery training systems
dc.subject	Voxel-cutting techniques
dc.title	Volume cutting to simulate transurethral resection of the prostate
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/report
dc.description.abstract	Simulating cutting processes of human tissue is an important feature in virtual reality systems for medical training and rehearsal. In this paper we present a method to simulate the cutting operation in voxel-based virtual reality objects intended to simulate volume cutting in transurethral resection of the prostate. The method allows the user to directly interact with the three dimensional model in a manner that simulates dragging a resectoscope loop through the tissue, performing the task in an intuitive, natural manner.