An evaluation of prototype VR medical training environment: applied surgical anatomy training for malignant breast disease

Ward, Ben Michael; Charissis, Vassilis; Rowley, David; Anderson, Paul; Brady, Linda

Abstract

This paper presents an enquiry into the suitability of Virtual Reality (VR) technology as the principal training method for applied surgical anatomy. In this work we present the development of a prototype VR medical training environment and the evaluation results of preliminary trials aiming to identify the effectiveness of the system in the subject domains of anatomy teaching and surgical rehearsal, whilst acknowledging current training requirements.

• Publication Date: 2008
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2023
• Publisher: IOS Press
• Pages: 500-505
• Series Title: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
• Series Number: 132
• Book Title: Ebook: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16
• ISBN: 978-1-58603-822-9
• Keywords: virtual reality; 3D visualisation; anatomy; pathology; breast cancer; surgery; tutorials; human computer interaction
• Publisher URL: https://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/11403