Abstract
Using a patient's 3D dataset obtained from CT or MRI, our virtual reality system can perform surgical simulations in 3D virtual space. Many researchers utilized more costly organ models which used a finite element method (FEM) or the spring-damper model. However, in order to adapt this system to a PC, we employed the more economical method which created the realtime organ transformations necessary for an authentic simulation.As a result our system can perform incisions on a 3D image of a patient's body surface and internal organs in the manner of realtime simulation.
