A virtual reality simulator for bone marrow harvest for pediatric transplant.

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Journal Article

Bone marrow transplant is a relatively new procedure to treat recently considered incurable diseases. One important part of the procedure is the process of harvesting the donor bone marrow. We are developing a virtual reality simulator for bone marrow harvest that integrates interactive stereo visualization and force feedback techniques. The main objective is to offer a low cost virtual reality system to boost current adopted training methodologies for bone marrow harvesting.

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Duke Authors

Lopes, Renato Delascio

Cited Authors

Machado, LS; de Mello, AN; Lopes, RD; Odone Filho, V; Zuffo, MK

Published Date

2001

Published In

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volume / Issue

81 /

Start / End Page

293 - 297

PubMed ID

11322133

Pubmed Central ID

11322133

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0926-9630

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Conference Location

Netherlands