1. 3 October 2000 Concertation Meeting1 VR-SUR Project Virtual Reality Surgery Training System A Virtual-Reality Surgical Training System Customisable for Specific Patient’s Anatomy Ignacio Blanquer UPV-DSIC

2. 3 October 2000 Concertation Meeting2 Structure of the Project Starting: November 2000?Starting: November 2000? Duration: 18 MonthsDuration: 18 Months Action Type: Take-UpAction Type: Take-Up Partners:Partners: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Coordinator and Technology Expert) Navimetric (Technology Provider) Hospital General de Valencia, General Surgery Department (End-User)

3. 3 October 2000 Concertation Meeting3 Objectives To Develop a Simulating System for Training Laparoscopic Surgery.To Develop a Simulating System for Training Laparoscopic Surgery. Technology:Technology: –Virtual Reality for Providing Immersive Feeling –Haptic Devices for Motor Skills Training. –Parallel Computing for Real-Time Response. Starting Base:Starting Base: –Image Segmentation and Visualisation HPC System. –Finite-Element Models for Elasticity Simulation. –HPC Numerical Kernels.

4. 3 October 2000 Concertation Meeting4 VR-SUR at Glance MR-Scanner Customised Model Haptic Device CT-Scanner PACS Segmentation PC-based System PC Cluster Server Basic Dynamic Model Laparoscopic Surgery Simulator Image Acquisition Image Pre-processing Surgery Simulation VR-SUR