title: Development of Extracorporeal Suturing Simulation in Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skill Trainer (VBLaST.
abstract: This paper presents the development of extracorporeal suturing simulation in Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skill Trainer (VBLaST©). A novel hardware interface is designed to allow the user to perform the physical action of trying a knot and seamlessly integrate the knot into the virtual simulation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Woojin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: Center for Modeling, Simulation and Imaging in Medicine (CeMSIM), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Suvranu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D000070856:High Fidelity Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface