Interactive medical 3D-simulations by means of stereoscopy and standard hardware

Abstract

Using stereo-3D hardware in its different solutions is not new, but most available applications use these Hardware only for a better visualization of 3d-reconstructions. It is an optional feature. In our research we principally use stereoscopic Hardware, because of the different manipulation-methods - especially in virtual medical simulators. The methods of planning and simulating medical operations in an virtual environment is also an important point in these research.