Virtual simulators have been used in the last twenty years for applications ranging from flight simulation to computer-based training, just to name a few. More recently a new level of simulation has been introduced thanks to haptic interfaces able to reproduce kinesthetic and/or tactile feedback, typically experimented during interaction with real-world objects. In this paper visual simulation and haptic interfaces are integrated in a novel training system for Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), an in-vitro fertilization technique which is now a standard for the treatment of human infertility. We describe a virtual micromanipulation simulator made by two hand-based Cyberforce haptic devices (a synthetic replica of the actual manipulation gear) and a visual-haptic engine simulating the shape and the dynamic behavior of the main components in the artificial fertilization process: the human egg, the selected sperm and the micro needles required to inject the latter into the egg's cytoplasm. Our first tests, conducted so far, are encouraging. Copyright © 2010 ACM.

Virtual-ICSI: A visual-haptic interface for virtual training in Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection / DE MARSICO, Maria; LEVIALDI GHIRON, Stefano; S., Ricciardi; G., Tortora. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 381-384. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI '10 tenutosi a Rome nel 26 May 2010 through 28 May 2010) [10.1145/1842993.1843068].

Virtual-ICSI: A visual-haptic interface for virtual training in Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection

DE MARSICO, Maria;LEVIALDI GHIRON, Stefano;
2010

Abstract

Virtual simulators have been used in the last twenty years for applications ranging from flight simulation to computer-based training, just to name a few. More recently a new level of simulation has been introduced thanks to haptic interfaces able to reproduce kinesthetic and/or tactile feedback, typically experimented during interaction with real-world objects. In this paper visual simulation and haptic interfaces are integrated in a novel training system for Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI), an in-vitro fertilization technique which is now a standard for the treatment of human infertility. We describe a virtual micromanipulation simulator made by two hand-based Cyberforce haptic devices (a synthetic replica of the actual manipulation gear) and a visual-haptic engine simulating the shape and the dynamic behavior of the main components in the artificial fertilization process: the human egg, the selected sperm and the micro needles required to inject the latter into the egg's cytoplasm. Our first tests, conducted so far, are encouraging. Copyright © 2010 ACM.
2010
International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI '10
3d object manipulation; icsi; visual-haptic interface
04 Pubblicazione in atti di convegno::04b Atto di convegno in volume
Virtual-ICSI: A visual-haptic interface for virtual training in Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection / DE MARSICO, Maria; LEVIALDI GHIRON, Stefano; S., Ricciardi; G., Tortora. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 381-384. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI '10 tenutosi a Rome nel 26 May 2010 through 28 May 2010) [10.1145/1842993.1843068].
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