VCSim3: a VR simulator for cardiovascular interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Effective and safe performance of cardiovascular interventions requires excellent catheter/guidewire manipulation skills. These skills are currently mainly gained through an apprenticeship on real patients, which may not be safe or cost-effective. Computer simulation offers an alternative for core skills training. However, replicating the physical behaviour of real instruments navigated through blood vessels is a challenging task.

Methods

We have developed VCSim3-a virtual reality simulator for cardiovascular interventions. The simulator leverages an inextensible Cosserat rod to model virtual catheters and guidewires. Their mechanical properties were optimized with respect to their real counterparts scanned in a silicone phantom using X-ray CT imaging. The instrument

SUBMITTER: Korzeniowski P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5754385 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature