Medical interface research at the HIT Lab

The Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HIT Lab) is a multi-disciplinary research and development lab whose work centers on novel approaches to human interface technology. Lab researchers represent a wide range of disciplines from across the University of Washington campus, including engineering, medicine, education, social sciences, architecture, and the design arts. We describe here a representative sampling of past and current HIT Lab research and development activities related to medicine, including virtual reality and augmented/mixed reality applications for direct patient therapy, tools for basic medical education and procedure training, novel approaches to medical image acquisition and display, and new visualization methods in medical informatics.

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[30]  Mark A. Ganter,et al.  Banded matrix approach to Finite Element modelling for soft tissue simulation , 1999, Virtual Reality.

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[33]  S Weghorst,et al.  Face, content and construct validity of the University of Washington virtual reality transurethral prostate resection trainer. , 2004, The Journal of urology.

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[35]  Thomas Neumann,et al.  Three-dimensional imaging of single isolated cell nuclei using optical projection tomography. , 2005, Optics express.

[36]  Hunter G Hoffman,et al.  The Analgesic Effects of Opioids and Immersive Virtual Reality Distraction: Evidence from Subjective and Functional Brain Imaging Assessments , 2007, Anesthesia and analgesia.

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[40]  Eric J. Seibel,et al.  Low-cost wearable low-vision aid using a handmade retinal light-scanning microdisplay , 2004 .

[41]  Hunter G. Hoffman,et al.  Physically touching virtual objects using tactile augmentation enhances the realism of virtual environments , 1998, Proceedings. IEEE 1998 Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium (Cat. No.98CB36180).

[42]  Suzanne Weghorst,et al.  Augmented Reality Approaches to Sensory Rehabilitation , 2022 .

[43]  Erik Viirre,et al.  The Virtual Retinal Display: A new Display Technology using Scanned Laser Light , 1998 .

[44]  Yuichi Ohta,et al.  Mixed Reality: Merging Real and Virtual Worlds , 1999 .

[45]  Ivan Poupyrev,et al.  MagicBook: transitioning between reality and virtuality , 2001, CHI Extended Abstracts.

[46]  Hunter G Hoffman,et al.  Virtual-reality therapy. , 2004, Scientific American.

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[53]  David S. Goodsell,et al.  Computer-linked autofabricated 3D models for teaching structural biology , 2004, SIGGRAPH '04.

[54]  Jonathan L Wright,et al.  Renal artery pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. , 2005, Urology.

[55]  Hunter G. Hoffman,et al.  Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for World Trade Center Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report , 2002, Cyberpsychology Behav. Soc. Netw..

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