title: Development of a Virtual Reality Simulator for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) Cholecystectomy Procedure.
abstract: The first virtual-reality-based simulator for Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is developed called the Virtual Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery Trainer (VTESTTM). VTESTTMaims to simulate hybrid NOTES cholecystectomy procedure using a rigid scope inserted through the vaginal port. The hardware interface is designed for accurate motion tracking of the scope and laparoscopic instruments to reproduce the unique hand-eye coordination. The haptic-enabled multimodal interactive simulation includes exposing the Calot's triangle and detaching the gall bladder while performing electrosurgery. The developed VTESTTMwas demonstrated and validated at NOSCAR 2013.
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Woojin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dargar
authors.affiliation: Computer Science Department, University of Central Arkansas.
authors.forename: Tansel
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halic
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Baichun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Junjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Ganesh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sankaranarayanan
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D057605:Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface