Applications of Virtual Reality in Surgical Technology and Education - The second year program
Date Issued
2005-10-31
Date
2005-10-31
Author(s)
張金堅
DOI
922622B002008
Abstract
Technological advances during the past several decades have dramatically changed the ways in which we conduct our daily activities and practice of medicine. However, our methods of training and teaching remain mired in the 100-year-old apprenticeship model with the principle of “see one, do one, teach one”. This system of surgical education is facing many challenges in terms of time efficiency, costs, and safety of patient. In addition, as new types of operations are developed rapidly, practicing surgeons may find needs for more efficient methods of surgical skill training. One of the solutions to these problems is the development of virtual reality (VR) training simulators.
VR means computer-based simulation system, has achieved long and successful use in the fields of military and aerospace industry. With VR training simulators, the learner can practice difficult procedures under a well-controlled situation, explore the structures of interest repeatedly, and then move on to practice in a real patient. In addition to surgical technology and education, computer-based VR simulators were also widely applied in the fields of anatomy education, preoperative planning, telemedicine, and rehabilitation. As the computing power will continue to become faster and cheaper, VR simulator will become more real, and play important roles in our daily life and surgical education.
In the last two year, our research team had developed a 3D virtual bronchoscopy examination system. This product was shown on the annual meeting of Taiwan Surgical Association, and responded by a lot of attention and appreciation. Based on this achievement, we would like to spend one more year to construct immersive digital automation system (IDAS), interactive VR endoscopic examination system, and VR endoscopic operation system.
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學醫學院外科
Type
report
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