Communications of the ACM
RPI Scientists Develop VR Surgery to Feel Real
A new virtual reality system adds realism to virtual surgical training.
Credit: Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researchers have developed a virtual reality (VR) system to add realism to virtual surgical training.
Led by RPI's Suvranu De, the project incorporates realistic-looking human avatars and haptic technology. De says, "Our programs are the equivalent of flight simulators for surgeons."
The VR simulations range from routine procedures to extreme events that include patients bursting into flames. In training sessions for the latter, doctors and nurses wear VR headsets to watch a fireball erupt on the patient's chest so they can learn what proper mitigation steps to follow.
De envisions avatars helping to train military medics to handle the worst wounds suffered by soldiers in the field.
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