Hamid Moghaddasi Author
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Decision support systems
Department of Health Information Technology and Management, Associate Professor in Health Information Management, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hamid Moghaddasi, Department of Health Information Technology and Management, Associate Professor in Health Information Management & Medical Informatics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Review Article Open Access
Author(s): Hamid Moghaddasi, Hossein Beigi Harchegani
Introduction and Aim: Conventional colonoscopy is a gold standard method to diagnose colorectal internal lesions. However, this method has some problems because of which there is a necessity for substitution method. Virtual colonoscopy as a suggested method provides similar feeling of conventional colonoscopy for the endoscopy specialist through using virtual reality techniques. Therefore, the aim of this study is to inquire the usage of virtual reality in colonoscopy. Findings: Virtual colonoscopy uses techniques and image processing algorithms and simulation of images obtained of CT modality to create the same feeling as conventional colonoscopy. Conclusion: Although virtual colonoscopy has solved some of patients’ and specialists' problems, it cannot be used as a complete subst... view moreĀ»