VR-based simulation for the learning of gynaecological examination

Authors:
Liliane dos Santos Machado;Ronei Marcos de Moraes
Affiliations:
Department of Informatics, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil;Department of Statistics, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
Venue:
ICAT'06 Proceedings of the 16th international conference on Advances in Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Training is an effective way to acquire learning. Recently, virtual reality systems have been proposed and developed to provide training in medical procedures. This work presents the SITEG, a virtual reality simulator for education in the practice of gynaecological examinations. The SITEG offers a virtual environment where the user can practice the two steps present in a real exam and learn different stages of diseases like Herpes and Human papillomavirus. For that, the system integrates stereoscopic view and a haptic device to allow the identification of malignancies commonly found in this kind of examination. Attached to the simulator there is an assessment tool to classify the user training.