Virtual Endoscopy in Research and Clinical Practice

Virtual endoscopy is among the most active topics in virtual medicine and medical imaging. It focuses on the virtual representation of minimally invasive procedures for training, planning, and diagnosis without an actual invasive intervention. In the past few years, virtual endoscopy modes have been transferred from research systems in virtually every commercial medical imaging software, but with varying quality and flexibility. This report covers concepts used in current systems in research and products, and how they might be applied to

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2005
• Where: CGF
• Authors: Dirk Bartz
• Keywords: Actual Invasive Intervention, CGF 2005, Medical Imaging, Virtual Endoscopy