Project Number
- 326
Title
- Ultrasound Visualization With the Sonic Flashlight
Description
- Hand-held real-time tomographic reflection display for in-context visualization of patient conditions.
Contact
- Damion Shelton
Affiliation
- Carnegie Mellon University
Address
- 235.16 Smith Hall
- 5000 Forbes Avenue
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
- 5000 Forbes Avenue
- dmshelto@andrew.cmu.edu
WWW
Year
- 2002
Reference
- SIGGRAPH 2002 Conference Abstracts and Applications
Project Details
- Based upon "tomographic" (volumetric pixel data) imaging modalities, this display supports "real time tomographic reflection" (RTTR) of an image "in situ" within the patient in real time.
- Unlike conventional X-ray images, RTTR employs a semi-silvered mirror to combine a direct view of the patient with a reflection from the display of an imaging device. "The reflected images appears to be floating within the patient at its actual location, and the user perceives this 3D effect using natural, viewpoint independent, stereoscopic vision [without headgear]."
- "By presenting the patient, the operator's hands, the invasive tool, and the image in a single perceptual environment (display), the operator may take full advantage of natural hand-eye cooperation."
Sight
- RTTR display, patient
Sound
Touch
- hand-held RTTR device for interactive inspection of patients
Smell
Taste
Other
Emergence
- 2 - Prototype, Components, Testing
Intent
- 2 - Technique (paradigm, human)
Primary
- 203 - interactive paradigm, technique
Secondary
- 102 - display (immer,aug,ster)
Remarks
- Implementation details undocumented.
Last updated: 5 Jul 2002
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