A Virtual Reality for Catheter-based EPS based on Whole-heart Model
This paper presents an introductory description of a development of virtual reality for computer simulation of catheter-based electrophysiology study (EPS). We first summarize a state-ofthe-art model of the heart and computer simulation of body surface electrocardiograms (ECG), giving a latest example in simulation of Brugada syndrome. We summarize the extension of the whole-heart model in order to compute intracardiac electrograms for simulation of catheter-based EPS. We then introduce a development of virtual reality, called virtual EP Lab, which links the heart model to input device through a computer graphics interface. The virtual EP Lab may be useful for the purposes of medical training in learning catheter operation and clinical EPS