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A Virtual Reality Simulator for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training
March/April 2011 (vol. 31 no. 2)
pp. 36-48
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Dong Ni, Wing Yin Chan, Jing Qin, Yim Pan Chui, Yingge Qu, Simon S. M. Ho, Pheng Ann Heng, "A Virtual Reality Simulator for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 36-48, March/April, 2011.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MCG.2009.151,
author = {Dong Ni and Wing Yin Chan and Jing Qin and Yim Pan Chui and Yingge Qu and Simon S. M. Ho and Pheng Ann Heng},
title = {A Virtual Reality Simulator for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training},
journal ={IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications},
volume = {31},
number = {2},
issn = {0272-1716},
year = {2011},
pages = {36-48},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MCG.2009.151},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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JO - IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
TI - A Virtual Reality Simulator for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training
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SN - 0272-1716
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EPD - 36-48
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A1 - Wing Yin Chan,
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KW - virtual surgery
KW - ultrasound-guided biopsy
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KW - deformable models
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Dong Ni, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wing Yin Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jing Qin, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yim Pan Chui, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yingge Qu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Simon S. M. Ho, Union Hospital, Hong Kong
Pheng Ann Heng, Chinese University of Hong Kong
A VR-based training system for practicing biopsies simulates ultrasound imagery by stitching multiple ultrasound volumes on the basis of a 3D scale-invariant feature transform algorithm. In addition, a six-degree-of-freedom force model delivers a realistic haptic rendering of needle insertion.

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Index Terms:
virtual surgery, ultrasound-guided biopsy, image registration and stitching, haptic modeling, deformable models, computer graphics, graphics and multimedia
Citation:
Dong Ni, Wing Yin Chan, Jing Qin, Yim Pan Chui, Yingge Qu, Simon S. M. Ho, Pheng Ann Heng, "A Virtual Reality Simulator for Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy Training," IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 36-48, March-April 2011, doi:10.1109/MCG.2009.151
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