Force-Feedback-Enhanced Navigation for Interactive Visualization of Coronary Vessels

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the number one killer in the United States. Although it is well known that CHD mainly occurs due to blocked arteries, there are contradictory results from studies designed to identify basic causes for this common disease is. To find out more about the true reason for CHD, virtual models can be employed to better understand the way the heart functions. With such a model, scientists and surgeons are able to analyze the effects of different treatment options, and ultimately find more suited ways to prevent coronary heart diseases. To investigate a given model, appropriate navigation methods are required, including suitable input devices. For the visualization, graphics cards originally designed for gaming applications are used; so, it is a just natural transition to adapt gaming input devices to a visualization system for controlling of the navigation. These devices are usually well designed with respect to ergonomics and durability, yielding more degrees ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: VIS
• Authors: Thomas Wischgoll, Elke Moritz, Jörg Meyer
• Keywords: Coronary Heart Disease, Coronary Heart Diseases, Gaming Input Devices, VIS 2004, Visualization