Interactive Surgery

While looking up different methods of 3d modeling, I came across Berkeley's Computer Animation and modeling site. http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/b-cam/Papers/Chentanez-2009-ISN/. Their latest model is a interactive simulated surgery that uses an algorithm that replicates a surgery need penetrating and cutting tissue. Though most of the videos are slow, they are pretty interesting. It first shows an animation of of how the this technology can be used and the side by side comparison of real tissue and virtual mess.
Looking further into the site, most of their works involve physical and dynamical aspects of materials such as water, noise, and solids. But if you're more interested is virtual interactive surgery, I found a few more sites that can satisfy most indulges.

The first one, is a flash animated interactive doctors office where you get to partake in a number of different surgeries http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/. I tried the knee surgery, and though its animated, the surgical methods are pretty detailed. The doctor ask you multiple choice questions and you sort of do all the work. It's really quite informative.


The other site is the real deal. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/virtualsurgery/. Here Doctors are training on virtual sinus surgery. No long is it necessary to just observe the your senior doctor to get practice, you can use this model and software that emulates a real person's nose. There also is a youtube video, not for the squeamish, that demonstrates the techniques used. These innovations are spreading across America like wildfire; ranging from flight simulator/ combat training to all levels of surgeries.

Thank you for reading!