Development and evaluation of a spine biopsy simulator.
A spine biopsy simulator is being developed to 1) train surgeons on the current method for CT-directed needle biopsy and 2) provide a testbed for developing new image-guided and robot-assist methodologies. A task analysis and function allocation assessment provide the needed information for the first stage of the simulator development and evaluation.
Lathan
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Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. lathan@isis.imac.georgetown.edu
Cleary
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Greco
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D006801:Humans; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000193:education*; D012371:Robotics; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology*; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014584:User-Computer Interface