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PreOp endoscopy simulator: from bronchoscopy to ureteroscopy
J L Tasto1, K Verstreken, J M Brown
1HT Medical Systems, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, USA.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|September 8, 2000
Abstract:
The high cost of virtual reality simulators has posed a major obstacle to the widespread adoption of simulators for medical training. HT Medical broke through this cost barrier by developing the PreOp Flexible Bronchoscopy simulator, a realistic training simulation system that integrates force feedback, multimedia, and 3D graphics on a PC. We are currently extending the PreOp platform so that it can simulate other endoscopic procedures. This paper discusses our efforts to extend the platform to simulate flexible sigmoidoscopy and ureteroscopy.