TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of augmented reality to visualizing anatomical airways
AU - Davis, Larry
AU - Hamza-Lup, Felix G.
AU - Daly, Jason
AU - Ha, Yonggang
AU - Frolich, Seth
AU - Meyer, Catherine
AU - Martin, Glenn
AU - Norfleet, Jack
AU - Lin, Kuo Chi
AU - Imielinska, Celina
AU - Rolland, Jannick P.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Visualizing information in three dimensions provides an increased understanding of the data presented. Furthermore, the ability to manipulate or interact with data visualized in three dimensions is superior. Within the medical community, augmented reality is being used for interactive, three-dimensional (3D) visualization. This type of visualization, which enhances the real world with computer generated information, requires a display device, a computer to generate the 3D data, and a system to track the user. In addition to these requirements, however, the hardware must be properly integrated to insure correct visualization. To this end, we present components of an integrated augmented reality system consisting of a novel head-mounted projective display, a Linux-based PC, and a commercially available optical tracking system. We demonstrate the system with the visualization of anatomical airways superimposed on a human patient simulator.
AB - Visualizing information in three dimensions provides an increased understanding of the data presented. Furthermore, the ability to manipulate or interact with data visualized in three dimensions is superior. Within the medical community, augmented reality is being used for interactive, three-dimensional (3D) visualization. This type of visualization, which enhances the real world with computer generated information, requires a display device, a computer to generate the 3D data, and a system to track the user. In addition to these requirements, however, the hardware must be properly integrated to insure correct visualization. To this end, we present components of an integrated augmented reality system consisting of a novel head-mounted projective display, a Linux-based PC, and a commercially available optical tracking system. We demonstrate the system with the visualization of anatomical airways superimposed on a human patient simulator.
KW - Augmented Reality
KW - HMPD
KW - Head-Mounted Projective Display
KW - Human Patient Simulator
KW - Medical Visualization
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U2 - 10.1117/12.478890
DO - 10.1117/12.478890
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18644367255
SN - 0277-786X
VL - 4711
SP - 400
EP - 405
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ER -