Virtual reality medical training system for anatomy education

Falah, Jannat Faiez M.; Khan, Mohammed Soheeb; Alfalah, Tasneem; Alfalah, Salsabeel F.M.; Chan, Warren; Harrison, David K.; Charissis, Vassilis

Abstract

Medical education is a dynamic field that witnesses continuous evolution and development. The employment of Virtual Reality (VR) based visualization and training environments in the delivery of anatomy teaching transfers the learning experience from one that involves memorising the structures without a true understanding of the 3-Dimensional (3D) relations, to a process that involves a thorough understanding of the structure based on visualisation rather than memorising, which makes the learning process more efficient and enjoyable, and less time consuming. This paper describes the development of a Virtual Reality and 3D visualisation system for anatomy teaching. The developed system offers a real-time 3D representation of the heart in an interactive VR environment that provides self-directed learning and assessment tools through a variety of interfaces and functionalities. To ensure the accuracy and precision of the developed system it was evaluated by a group of medical professionals

Citation

Falah, J. F. M., Khan, M. S., Alfalah, T., Alfalah, S. F., Chan, W., Harrison, D. K., & Charissis, V. (2014, August). Virtual reality medical training system for anatomy education. Presented at 2014 Science and Information Conference, London

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2014 Science and Information Conference
• Start Date: Aug 27, 2014
• End Date: Aug 29, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Oct 9, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 752-758
• Book Title: 2014 Science and Information Conference
• ISBN: 978-0-9893-1933-1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SAI.2014.6918271
• Keywords: virtual reality, virtual reality human model , heart anatomy, simulation, human computer interaction