The use of digital twins to represent a product or process digitally is trending in many
engineering disciplines. This term has also been recently introduced in the medical field. In …

Recent years have seen the proliferation of VR-based dental simulators using a wide variety
of different VR configurations with varying degrees of realism. Important aspects …

Online learning has become an effective approach to reach students who may not be able to
travel to university campuses for various reasons. Its use has also dramatically increased …

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a highly successful surgical procedure, but complications
remain, including aseptic loosening, early dislocation and misalignment. These may partly …

This work examined whether a virtual drilling task can be appropriately simulated using
combinations of sound, and kinesthetic stimuli obtained with movement of a basic 2D mouse …

Indirect vision through a mirror, while bi-manually manipulating both the mirror and another
tool is a relatively common way to perform operations in various types of surgery. However …

Realistic haptic feedback is a key for virtual reality applications in order to transition from
solely procedural training to motor-skill training. Currently, haptic feedback is mostly used in …

Recent years have seen the proliferation of VR-based dental simulators using a wide variety
of different VR configurations. Differences in technologies and setups used result in …

Zusammenfassung Augmented und Virtual Reality (AR bzw. VR) werden bereits in einigen
medizinischen Bereichen angewendet bzw. erprobt. Dem breiten Einsatz stehen allerdings …

Virtuelle Realität und haptisches Feedback sind Technologien, die die medizinischen
Ausbildung, insbesondere in den Bereichen der Orthopädie und Zahnmedizin …