Surgical Simulation and Virtual Reality: The Coming Revolution

Simulation and Virtual Reality in Surgical Education

R apid change is under way on several fronts in medicine and surgery. Advances in computing power have enabled continued growth in virtual reality, visualization, and simulation technologies. The ideal learning opportunities afforded by simulated and virtual environments have prompted their exploration as learning modalities for surgical education and training. Ongoing improvements in this tech...

Virtual reality bronchoscopy simulation: a revolution in procedural training.

BACKGROUND In the airline industry, training is costly and operator error must be avoided. Therefore, virtual reality (VR) is routinely used to learn manual and technical skills through simulation before pilots assume flight responsibilities. In the field of medicine, manual and technical skills must also be acquired to competently perform invasive procedures such as flexible fiberoptic broncho...

The Virtual Reality Revolution: The Vision and the Reality

Virtual Reality Simulation: A Valuable Adjunct to Surgical Training

PC-based Virtual Reality Surgical Simulation for Orthognathic Surgery

Complex maxillofacial deformations continue to present challenges in analysis, planning and correction beyond modern technology. The purpose of this paper is to present a virtual reality environment for surgeons to perform virtual orthognathic surgical planning in three dimensions. A surgical planning system, “PC-based virtual reality surgical simulation for orthognathic surgery” (VRSSOS), cons...