Virtual reality measurement tool: Kinect MedVision

Digital images obtained through medical imaging techniques are viewed using different visualization applications (methods). Also with the help of these applications, the three dimensional (3D) models of the images are created. Usually, the visualization and modelling processes are executed by medical staff, using general purpose applications. Via the same applications operation planning is made, after various calculations and diagnosis. In our time, virtual reality applications also come forward as tools that support planning. In present study, a virtual reality application has been developed. The developed application is used to detect the movements, via a Kinect device. The work presents a software that aids the medical staff to do rotation, zooming, and length measurement between two points, on 3D objects. The developed software has been successfully tested on 3D heart and aortal aneurism.