Volunteers are helping bring virtual cadaver training program to life

Ajani Oyindamola — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 13:10:05 +0000

Marisa Perry did not expect to spend part of her day dissecting a virtual cadaver, but the opportunity to help test a virtual reality medical training program intrigued her. Perry, a freshman mass communication major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, was one of dozens of volunteers who helped test the, an interactive cadaver program in which users can dissect a life-size cadaver using simple pinch gestures, at the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Emerging Analytics Center between March 26 and April 6. “I think that it’s really cool, especially here in Arkansas, that we are moving up in the virtual reality world,” said Perry. “It’s very cool to learn about the human body in a virtual environment.” This virtual cadaver allows users, both medical professionals in training and non-medical experts, to get a better understanding of the structure and components of a human body by replacing the experience of dissecting an actual human body with a virtual reality counterpart. “You can use Anatomic Eyes to explore different parts of the body. It’s also much more versatile and cost effective to use Anatomic Eyes than to use real cadavers for medical training,” said Ramiro Serrano, a doctoral student in computer science who conducted the experiment. “You can also use it to explain a variety of public health issues by showing people what is happening to the body if you, for example, smoke or drink too much.” Volunteers participated in an experiment where they performed two timed tasks utilizing Anatomic Eyes on two different devices: the VR-Table, a precision tool that enables forensic examiners to acquire data from mobile and GPS-enabled devices and other electronic units, and the Microsoft HoloLens, a mixed reality headset that allows people to engage with digital content by interacting with holograms. The experiment is helping Serrano to make improvements in the usability of Anatomic Eyes and to discover which device is best equipped to run Anatomic Eyes. Serrano said the next phase of Anatomic Eyes is to improve the level of detail so the program may be used to help medical professionals plan complicated surgeries. In the upper right photo, ��Vlog��ý Little Rock student Pauline Rouillon (left) conducts an experiment overseen by Ramiro Serrano (right) at the Emerging Analytics Center. Photo by Ben Krain.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock student Lea Poignant dissects a virtual life-sized cadaver using augmented reality and virtual reality equipment. Photo by Ben Krain.

Volunteers sought to test virtual cadaver program

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 18:28:41 +0000

Students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock are helping to test a new program in development at the Emerging Analytics Center that lets users conduct basic anatomy training in a virtual environment. Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira, director of the Emerging Analytics Center and interim chair of the Department of Computer Science, and her team of researchers have developed the , an interactive cadaver dissection program in which users can dissect a life-size cadaver using simple pinch gestures. This virtual cadaver allow users, both medical professionals in training and non-medical experts, to get a better understanding of the structure and components of a human body by replacing the experience of dissecting an actual human body with a virtual reality counterpart. The Emerging Analytics Center is currently seeking students, faculty, and staff and members of the public who are least 18 years old to help test the Anatomic Eyes Project in a 3D interactive training environment. Volunteers are needed to participate in 30-minute sessions between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 26-31 and April 2-6 in the George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology Room 418. “No experience is required to participate in this virtual reality experiment,” said Ramiro Serrano, a doctoral student in computer science who is conducting the experiment. “We will teach people how to use the devices before the experiment. We believe this a great opportunity to introduce virtual reality into the fields of medicine and biology and to experience the use of these virtual reality and augmented reality technologies.” Participants will experience Anatomic Eyes on the VR-Table, a precision tool that enables forensic examiners to acquire data from mobile and GPS-enabled devices and other electronic units, and the Microsoft HoloLens, a mixed reality headset that allows people to engage with digital content by interacting with holograms. Complete the for a testing session. For more information, contact Ramiro Serrano at rxserranove@ualr.edu. In the upper right photo, Emerging Analytics Center Student Researcher Ramiro Serrano Vergel dissects a virtual corpse on the Immersive virtual reality table at the EAC center. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

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Volunteers are helping bring virtual cadaver training program to life

Volunteers sought to test virtual cadaver program

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