Virtual Presence for Medical Procedures
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- February 26, 2019
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Menozzi, Federico
- Affiliation: College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science
- Abstract
- As medical training becomes more and more complex, with students being expected to learn increasingly specialized and sophisticated procedures, the current practice of having students physically observe all procedures is becoming increasingly difficult. Some procedures are exceedingly rare, while others may rely on specialized equipment not available to the student's institution. Additionally, some procedures can be fast-paced, and critical details might be overlooked in such a hectic environment. We present an application solution that records the procedure with multiple cameras, reconstructs the 3D environment and people frame-by-frame, then utilizes virtual reality (VR) to allow the student to walk through the reconstruction of the procedure through time. We also include several post-reconstruction enhancements, such as video playback controls, scene annotations, and introducing new 3D models into the environment. While we present our solution in the context of medical training, our system is general enough to be applicable in a wide variety of training scenarios.
- Date of publication
- spring 2016
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- Funding: None
- Advisor
- Fuchs, Henry
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science
- Honors level
- Honors
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Extent
- 18
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