title: Accelerating Surgical Simulation Development via OpenSurgSim: Burr Hole Trainer.
abstract: The first complete simulation based on OpenSurgSim (OSS) is used as a case study for analyzing how the toolkit can accelerate the development of surgical simulations. The Burr Hole Trainer (BHT) is designed to train non-neurosurgeons to drill holes in the skull to relieve intracranial pressure, and the majority of its simulation functionality is provided by OSS. Based on code size, using OSS cut the development time in half, reduced the necessary size of the development team by two-thirds, and saved millions of US dollars.
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Haizhou
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Scheirich
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Gughan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sathyaseelan
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Novotny
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenoir
authors.affiliation: SimQuest Solutions Inc.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kelliher
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D056424:Decompressive Craniectomy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D000070856:High Fidelity Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface