A Novel Approach to CT Scans’ Interpretation via Incorporation into a VR Human Model

Sakellariou, Sophia; Charissis, Vassilis; Ward, Ben; Chanock, David; Anderson, Paul

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“…Based on the aforementioned results and observations the authors envisage developing the system and expanding it towards direct input of CT and MRI data in 3D format. Prior investigation of embedded medical information as CT and MRI images in a 3D simulation environment offers a significant advantage towards faster diagnosis and training of complex medical cases (Sakellariou et al, 2009a). This future work will entail further involvement of industrial partners, which will support the specific format outputs.…”

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An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation

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Charissis

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Journal of Enterprise Information Management

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Purpose -Current healthcare applications produce a complex and inaccessible set of data that often needs to be investigated simultaneously. As such the conflicting software applications and mental effort being demanded from the user result in time-consuming analysis and diagnosis. The purpose of this paper is to provide a prototype, interactive system for management of multiple data sets, currently used for gait analysis capturing, reconstruction and diagnosis. In summary, this work is concerned with the development of interactive information-visualisation software that assists medical practitioners in simplifying and enhancing the retrieval, visualisation and analysis of medical data with the intention of improving the overall system leading to an improved service for the user and patient experience. Design/methodology/approach -The design of the proposed system aims to combine all the related existing software currently used for gait analysis and diagnosis under one, user-friendly package. The latter will have the capacity to offer also real-time, three dimensional (3D) representations of all the derived data (CT, MRI, motion capture) in an interactive virtual reality (VR) environment. Findings -It is intended that the proposed prototype solutions will enhance interactive systems for management of multiple data sets, currently used for gait analysis capturing, reconstruction and diagnosis. The derived data encapsulate a plethora of multimedia information aiming to enhance medical visualisation. Originality/value -The proposed system offers simulation capacity and a VR visualisation experience, which enhances the gait analysis diagnostic process. The 3D data can be manipulated in real-time through a novel human-computer interface which uses multimodal interaction through the use of graphical user interfaces and gesture recognition. The system aims towards a cost-effective, clearly presented and timely accessible system that follows a threefold approach; It entails managing the extensive amount of the daily produced medical data, combining the scattered information related to one patient in one interface with a filtering criteria to the required information, and visualising in 3D the data from different sources, in order to improve 3D mental mapping, increase productivity and consequently ameliorate quality of service and management.

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An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation

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“…As stated above, current teaching approaches utilize primarily traditional education techniques that require the student to translate two-dimensional drawings or graphical representations to a three-dimensional mental structure [19][20][21][22]. The mental translation of 2D images into 3D models is also a challenging issue for the majority of students in other disciplines.…”

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“…A quantitative evaluation was based on a survey consisting of 22 questions divided into three sections, namely: (a) the student information (questions 1-4) in an identical format to that of the survey; (b) users' overall perception of the game as a learning tool (questions 5-11); and (c) students' attitude towards MedChemVR (questions [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. The points covered by the questions in the evaluation questionnaire are detailed in Table 10.…”

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Identifying the Characteristics of Virtual Reality Gamification for Complex Educational Topics

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Multidisciplinary topics in education pose a major challenge for traditional learning and teaching methods. Such topics can deter students from selecting particular courses or hinder their study progress. This study focused on the subject of medicinal chemistry, which is a discipline combining medicine and chemistry. This combination of applied and basic science creates a complex field of education that is challenging to both teach and learn. Chemical and pharmacological principles are typically presented in 2D molecular structures and, recently, 3D molecular models have been utilized to improve the visualization of chemical compounds and their chemical interactions. Contemporary studies have presented Virtual Reality (VR) as an alternative method for improving the learning and teaching of multidisciplinary specialties such as this. However, current educational efforts employing VR offer limited interactivity and a traditional teaching method previously presented in 2D. This reduces students’ interest and concentration in the taught subjects. This paper presents the development rationale of a novel VR educational application based on the evaluation of the user requirements by 405 pharmacy undergraduate students. The results informed the development and preliminary evaluation of a proposed VR serious game application, which was deployed in a real-life class environment and evaluated in contrast to traditional teaching methods by 15 students. The derived results confirmed the advantages of VR technology as a learning and teaching tool, in addition to the end-users’ willingness to adopt VR systems as a learning aid.

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A Novel Approach to CT Scans’ Interpretation via Incorporation into a VR Human Model

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An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation

An investigation of a healthcare management system with the use of multimodal interaction and 3D simulation

Identifying the Characteristics of Virtual Reality Gamification for Complex Educational Topics

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