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A virtual-reality approach for the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Karl V Steiner1, Michael Teixido, Brian Kung
1Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711, USA. steiner@dbi.udel.edu
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|March 23, 2007
Abstract:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a common cause of dizziness caused by debris, which has collected within the semicircular canals of the inner ear. Stereoscopic representations of the human labyrinth are constructed and incorporated into a downloadable viewing platform to allow visualization of straightforward and complex variations of BPPV.
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