Version 1
: Received: 1 June 2021 / Approved: 3 June 2021 / Online: 3 June 2021 (12:52:46 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 13 August 2021 / Approved: 18 August 2021 / Online: 18 August 2021 (10:02:51 CEST)
Deng, S.; Wheeler, G.; Toussaint, N.; Munroe, L.; Bhattacharya, S.; Sajith, G.; Lin, E.; Singh, E.; Chu, K.Y.K.; Kabir, S.; Pushparajah, K.; Simpson, J.M.; Schnabel, J.A.; Gomez, A. A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures. J. Imaging2021, 7, 151.
Deng, S.; Wheeler, G.; Toussaint, N.; Munroe, L.; Bhattacharya, S.; Sajith, G.; Lin, E.; Singh, E.; Chu, K.Y.K.; Kabir, S.; Pushparajah, K.; Simpson, J.M.; Schnabel, J.A.; Gomez, A. A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures. J. Imaging 2021, 7, 151.
Deng, S.; Wheeler, G.; Toussaint, N.; Munroe, L.; Bhattacharya, S.; Sajith, G.; Lin, E.; Singh, E.; Chu, K.Y.K.; Kabir, S.; Pushparajah, K.; Simpson, J.M.; Schnabel, J.A.; Gomez, A. A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures. J. Imaging2021, 7, 151.
Deng, S.; Wheeler, G.; Toussaint, N.; Munroe, L.; Bhattacharya, S.; Sajith, G.; Lin, E.; Singh, E.; Chu, K.Y.K.; Kabir, S.; Pushparajah, K.; Simpson, J.M.; Schnabel, J.A.; Gomez, A. A Virtual Reality System for Improved Image-Based Planning of Complex Cardiac Procedures. J. Imaging 2021, 7, 151.
Abstract
The intricate nature of congenital heart disease requires understanding of complex, patient-specific three-dimensional dynamic anatomy of the heart, from imaging data such as three-dimensional echocardiography for successful outcomes from surgical and interventional procedures. Conventional clinical systems use flat screens and therefore display remains two-dimensional, which undermines the full understanding of the three-dimensional dynamic data. Additionally, control of three-dimensional visualisation with two-dimensional tools is often difficult, so used only by imaging specialists. In this paper we describe a virtual reality system for immersive surgery planning using dynamic three-dimensional echocardiography, which enables fast prototyping for visualisation such as volume rendering, multi-planar reformatting, flow visualisation, and advanced interaction such as three-dimensional cropping, windowing, measurement, haptic feedback, automatic image orientation, and multi-user interactions. The available features were evaluated by imaging and non-imaging clinicians, showing that the virtual reality system can help improve understanding and communication of the three-dimensional echocardiography imaging and potentially benefit congenital heart disease treatment.
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
18 August 2021
Commenter:
Alberto Gomez
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
This is the revised version following to a decision of "minor revisions" from the J Imaging editor. Main changes are: 1. Worked on length and conciseness, 2. improved writing.Shortened the sections on experimental features, 3. Added a system overview figure, 4. LIghtened up strong statements about clinical benefit from our system5. Added the institutional review board statement, and 6. Improved figure captions
Commenter: Alberto Gomez
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author