Virtual palpation for medical training in cyberworlds

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yasmin, Shamima., Sourin, Alexei.
Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
Format: Conference Paper
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84244
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12700