title: Mechatronic resectoscope emulator for a surgery simulation training system of the prostate.
abstract: In this work is presented the development of a mechatronic interface for a surgery simulation system for training Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP). The interface emulates a real resectosope and allows to perform the most important movements of the surgical tool during a TURP. The interface is able to work in conjunction with a virtual reality software with a deformable tissue model of the prostate, in order to simulate tissue resection and deformation. The current prototype has five degrees of freedom, which are enough to have a realistic simulation of the surgery movements. The results show that the interface is suitable for a real time surgery simulation training system of the prostate without force feedback.
authors.affiliation: Image Analysis and Visualization Lab, CCADET, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico. miguel.padilla@ccadet.unam.mx
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Padilla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altamirano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arambula
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marquez
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003199:Computer Systems; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012984:Software; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface