VR in medicine: Virtual colonoscopy

Marsh, A; Simistira, F; Robb, R

dc.contributor.author	Marsh, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Simistira, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Robb, R	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:16Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:16Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0167-739X	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12966
dc.subject	Telemedicine	en
dc.subject	Virtual colonoscopy	en
dc.subject	Virtual reality	en
dc.subject	WWW	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Theory & Methods	en
dc.subject.other	REALITY	en
dc.title	VR in medicine: Virtual colonoscopy	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0167-739X(98)80025-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-739X(98)80025-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	Colon/rectal cancer is the second most common cause of death, yet among the most preventable when detected in its early stages. The traditional diagnostic procedures cause tremendous discomfort and are deeply invasive. The motivation for this work is firstly to develop an alternative technique to visualise the inner mucosal surface of the colonic wall. This technique will be based on three-dimensional (3D) visualisation and virtual reality to perform virtual endoscopy. However, there is a requirement of vast computational support. Therefore, secondly, this paper will discuss the possibilities adopting high performance computing and networking to support virtual reality medical applications. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Future Generation Computer Systems	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0167-739X(98)80025-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000075461200014	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	3-4	en
dc.identifier.spage	253	en
dc.identifier.epage	264	en