An Augmented Reality Delivery Simulator for Medical Training
Tobias Sielhorst, Tobias Obst, Rainer Burgkart, Robert Riener, Nassir Navab · 2004
Abstract. This paper presents the extension of a birth simulator for medical training with an augmented reality system. The system presents an add-on of the user interface for our previous work on a mixed reality delivery simulator system [1]. This simulation system comprised direct haptic and auditory feedback, and provided important physiological data including values of blood pressure, heart rates, pain and oxygen supply, necessary for training physicians. Major drawback of the system was the indirect viewing of both the virtual models and the final delivery process. The current paper extends the existing system by bringing in the in-situ visualization. This plays an important role in increasing the efficiency of the training, since the physician now concentrates on the vaginal delivery rather than the remote computer screen. In addition, forceps are modeled and an external optical tracking system is integrated in order to provide visual feedback while training with the simulator for complicated procedures such as forceps delivery. 1