Development of a virtual model of fibro-bronchoscopy

A virtual model of fibro-bronchoscopy is reported. The virtual model represents
in 3D the trachea and the bronchi creating a virtual world of the bronchial tree. The
bronchoscope is modeled to look over the bronchial tree imitating the displacement
and rotation of the real bronchoscope. The parameters of the virtual model were
gradually adjusted according to expert opinion and allowed the training of specialists
with a virtual bronchoscope of great realism. The virtual bronchial tree provides
clues of reality regarding the movement of the bronchoscope, creating the illusion
that the virtual instrument is behaving as the real one with all the benefits in costs
that this means.