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Training and evaluation of lumbar punctures in a VR-environment using a 6DOF haptic device
Matthias Färber, Erik Hoeborn, David Dalek, Friedhelm Hummel, Christian Gerloff, Christian A. Bohn, Heinz Handels
112 - 114
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 132: Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 16
Abstract

A virtual reality system for the training of the lumbar puncture intervention is presented. We use a haptic device with six degrees of freedom (6DOF) to feedback forces that resist needle insertion and rotation. An improved haptic volume rendering approach is used to calculate the forces and an evaluation component has been developed to rate the success of virtual lumbar punctures to trace the training process of the user and to give feedback about failures.

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