Zorcolo, AntonioGobbetti, EnricoZanetti, GianluigiTuveri, MassimilianoJ. D. Mulder and R. van Liere2014-01-272014-01-2720003-211-83516-41727-530Xhttps://doi.org/10.2312/EGVE/EGVE00/125-134We present an experimental catheter insertion simulation system that provides users co-registered haptic and head-tracked stereoscopic visual feedback. The system works on patient-specific volumetric data acquired using standard medical imaging modalities. The actual needle insertion operation is simulated for individual patients, rather than being an example of a model surgical procedure on standard anatomy. Patient specific features may thus be studied in detail by the trainees, overcoming one of the major limitations of current training techniques.