Virtual palpation for medical training in cyberworlds

• Main Authors: Yasmin, Shamima., Sourin, Alexei.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84244; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12700
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this paper, we introduce a new approach to virtual palpation for medical training in cyber worlds. We analyze palpation as a medical procedure. Then, we survey the existing virtual palpation projects, which use haptic devices, and propose a new image-driven approach to haptic palpation that can b...