Medicine meets virtual reality 22 : NextMed/MMVR22 / edited by James D. Westwood [and six others].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Westwood, James D., editor.

Conference Name:

Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (22nd : 2016 : Los Angeles, Calif.), author.

Series:

Studies in health technology and informatics ; Volume 220.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 1879-8365 ; Volume 220

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual reality in medicine--Congresses.

Virtual reality in medicine.

Medical education--Congresses.

Medical education.

Medical informatics--Congresses.

Medical informatics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (496 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Berlin, [Germany] ; Washington, District of Columbia : IOS Press, 2016.

Summary:

In the early 1990s, a small group of individuals recognized how virtual reality (VR) could transform medicine by immersing physicians, students and patients in data more completely.

Contents:

Title Page; Preface; NextMed/MMVR22 Proceedings Editors; NextMed/MMVR22 Organizing Committee; Contents; Developing Modularized Virtual Reality Simulators for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES); Development of a Web-Based 3D Module for Enhanced Neuroanatomy Education; Avoiding Focus Shifts in Surgical Telementoring Using an Augmented Reality Transparent Display; Effects of an Avatar-Based Anti-Smoking Game on Smoking Cessation Intent; A Unified Framework for Haptic Interaction in Multimodal Virtual Environments

An Approach for Automated Scene Management in Real-Time Medical Simulation FrameworkAn Examination of Metrics for a Simulated Ventriculostomy Part-Task; Assessment of Haptic Interaction for Home-Based Physical Tele-Therapy Using Wearable Devices and Depth Sensors; Accelerating Surgical Simulation Development via OpenSurgSim: Burr Hole Trainer; 3D Perception Technologies for Surgical Operating Theatres; SafeHOME: Promoting Safe Transitions to the Home; Immersive Learning Experiences for Surgical Procedures; Synthesis and Simulation of Surgical Process Models

Computer Imagery and Neurological Rehabilitation: On the Use of Augmented Reality in Sensorimotor Training to Step Up Naturally Occurring Cortical Reorganization in Patients Following StrokeDevelopment of a Soft Tissue Elastography Robotic Arm (STiERA); Videolaryngoscopy Simulator: New Technology Leads to New Training Challenges; Virtual Airway Skills Trainer (VAST) Simulator; Personalized Guides for Registration in Surgical Navigation; Towards Surgeon-Authored VR Training: The Scene-Development Cycle; Does Virtual Haptic Dissection Improve Student Learning? A Multi-Year Comparative Study

Towards the Implementation of an Autonomous Camera Algorithm on the da Vinci PlatformEvaluation of RGP Contact Lens Fitting in Keratoconus Patients Using Hierarchical Fuzzy Model and Genetic Algorithms; Evaluation of Software Tools for Segmentation of Temporal Bone Anatomy; A Cost-Effective Virtual Environment for Simulating and Training Powered Wheelchairs Manoeuvres; Effects of Hand Dominance and Postural Selection on Muscle Activities of Virtual Laparoscopic Surgical Training Tasks; Perturbed Communication in a Virtual Environment to Train Medical Team Leaders

Normal Brain-Skull Development with Hybrid Deformable VR Models SimulationA Virtual Reality Game for Chronic Pain Management: A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study; Development of a Generic Tubular Tree Structure for the Modeling of Orbital Cranial Nerves; Automated Tracking and Quantification of Autistic Behavioral Symptoms Using Microsoft Kinect; Measurement of Temperature Dependent Apparent Specific Heat Capacity in Electrosurgery; Junctional and Inguinal Hemorrhage Simulation: Tourniquet Master Training

The Impact of Structured Incentives on the Adoption of a Serious Game for Hand Hygiene Training in a Hospital Setting

Notes:

"This conference was conceived in 1991 when a small group of individuals envisioned how virtual reality, then in its first era of widespread enthusiasm, might transform medicine by immersing physicians, students, and patients in data more completely."

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-61499-625-3

OCLC:

949930456