title: Development of a patient-specific surgical simulator for pediatric laparoscopic procedures.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate a pediatric patient-specific surgical simulator for the planning, practice, and validation of laparoscopic surgical procedures prior to intervention, initially focusing on the choledochal cyst resection and reconstruction scenario. The simulator is comprised of software elements including a deformable body physics engine, virtual surgical tools, and abdominal organs. Hardware components such as haptics-enabled hand controllers and a representative endoscopic tool have also been integrated. The prototype is able to perform a number of surgical tasks and further development work is under way to simulate the complete procedure with acceptable fidelity and accuracy.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Nikoo R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Saber
authors.affiliation: L-3 Communications MAPPS, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.affiliation: L-3 Communications MAPPS, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Jean C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: St-Pierre
authors.affiliation: Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Looi
authors.affiliation: Centre for Image Guided Innovation and Therapeutic Intervention, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.affiliation: L-3 Communications MAPPS, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cyril
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000601:surgery*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000193:education*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D000076142:Virtual Reality