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Endoscopy 2004; 36(8): 726-730
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-825669
Special Article
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

EUS Meets Voxel-Man: Three-Dimensional Anatomic Animation of Linear-Array Endoscopic Ultrasound Images

E.  Burmester1 , T.  Leineweber1 , S.  Hacker2 , U.  Tiede2 , T.  H.  Hütteroth1 , K.  H.  Höhne2
  • 1 Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sana Hospitals, Lübeck, Germany
  • 2 Institute of Medical Computer Science, Hamburg-Eppendorf University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany
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Submitted 14 October 2003

Accepted after Revision 16 March 2004

Publication Date:
28 July 2004 (online)

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Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a widely used imaging modality in gastroenterology. The development of linear-array endoscopic ultrasound transducers, with facilities for EUS-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, led to increasingly widspread use in different areas of the body. Examiners need to have excellent knowledge of anatomy. Orientation in linear EUS is more difficult and the learning curve is long. In an effort to shorten the training, reducing the risk to the patient and to allow a faster learning of the basic anatomic structures EUS meets VOXEL-MAN, an interactive three-dimensional anatomic simulation programm has been developed for linear EUS for the purposes of private and independant study.

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E. Burmester, M. D.

Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Sana Kliniken Lübeck GmbH · Kronsforder Allee 71 - 73 · 23560 Lübeck · Germany

Fax: +49-451-585-1407

Email: e.burmester@sana-luebeck.de

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