On defining metrics for assessing laparoscopic surgical skills in a virtual training environment.
One of the key components of any training environment for surgical education is a method that can be used for assessing surgical skills. Traditionally, defining such a method has been difficult and based mainly on observations. However, through advances in modeling techniques and computer hardware and software, such methods can now be developed using combined visual and haptic rendering of a training scene. This paper presents some ideas on how metrics may be defined and used in the assessment of surgical skills in a virtual laparoscopic training environment.
Schools of Engineering Science and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6.
Shahram
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Payandeh
Alan J
AJ
Lomax
John
J
Dill
Christine L
CL
Mackenzie
Caroline G L
CG
Cao
D000818:Animals; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005246:Feedback; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008792:Metric System; D010781:Photography; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012984:Software; D013552:Swine; D014110:Touch; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014741:Video Recording