title: Haptic tasks for physical laparoscopic ("Box") trainers to differentiate surgeon skill.
abstract: In this work, we present four tasks, primarily testing haptic laparoscopic skill that can be simulated in a conventional box trainer. Results from examining expert surgeon and novice performance is presented as evidence that these tasks can be used for training haptic skills for laparoscopy in a box trainer.
authors.affiliation: Haptic Interaction Lab, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Ravikiran B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Singapogu
authors.forename: Dane E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bliss M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Altenhoff
authors.forename: Lindsay O
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bontreger
authors.forename: Christopher C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: Timothy C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Burg
authors.forename: Karen J K L
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Burg
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010820:Physicians; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D055698:Touch Perception