ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2018
VCSim3: a VR simulator for cardiovascular interventions.
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- A virtual patient authoring tool for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
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- Theoretical foundations and implications of augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality for immersive learning in health professions education.Advances in simulation (London, England) · 2024Article
- A time-dependent offset field approach to simulating realistic interactions between beating hearts and surgical devices in virtual interventional radiology.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Interactive teaching environment for diagnostic radiography with real-time X-ray simulation and patient positioning.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2022Article
- 3D Printing for Cardiovascular Applications: From End-to-End Processes to Emerging Developments.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Review
- An Inexpensive Cardiovascular Flow Simulator for Cardiac Catheterization Procedure Using a Pulmonary Artery Catheter.Frontiers in medical technology · 2021Article
- Real-time inextensible surgical thread simulation.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeEffective and safe performance of cardiovascular interventions requires excellent catheter/guidewire manipulation skills. These skills are currently mainly gained through an apprenticeship on real patients, which may not be safe or cost-effective. Computer simulation offers an alternative for core skills training. However, replicating the physical behaviour of real instruments navigated through blood vessels is a challenging task.
methodsWe have developed VCSim3-a virtual reality simulator for cardiovascular interventions. The simulator leverages an inextensible Cosserat rod to model virtual catheters and guidewires. Their mechanical properties were optimized with respect to their real counterparts scanned in a silicone phantom using X-ray CT imaging. The instruments are manipulated via a VSP haptic device. Supporting solutions such as fluoroscopic visualization, contrast flow propagation, cardiac motion, balloon inflation, and stent deployment, enable performing a complete angioplasty procedure.
resultsWe present detailed results of simulation accuracy of the virtual instruments, along with their computational performance. In addition, the results of a preliminary face and content validation study conveyed on a group of 17 interventional radiologists are given.
conclusionsVR simulation of cardiovascular procedure can contribute to surgical training and improve the educational experience without putting patients at risk, raising ethical issues or requiring expensive animal or cadaver facilities. VCSim3 is still a prototype, yet the initial results indicate that it provides promising foundations for further development.
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