Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback

Assessment of minimally invasive surgical skills is a non-trivial task, usually requiring the presence and time of expert observers, including subjectivity and requiring special and expensive equipment and software. Although there are virtual simulators that provide self-assessment features, they ar...

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Autores principales: Benjamin Gautier, Harun Tugal, Benjie Tang, Ghulam Nabi, Mustafa Suphi Erden
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4e67424b73c04cb28a8b7db2b0fc6c112021-11-04T07:08:18ZReal-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback2296-914410.3389/frobt.2021.751741https://doaj.org/article/4e67424b73c04cb28a8b7db2b0fc6c112021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.751741/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-9144Assessment of minimally invasive surgical skills is a non-trivial task, usually requiring the presence and time of expert observers, including subjectivity and requiring special and expensive equipment and software. Although there are virtual simulators that provide self-assessment features, they are limited as the trainee loses the immediate feedback from realistic physical interaction. The physical training boxes, on the other hand, preserve the immediate physical feedback, but lack the automated self-assessment facilities. This study develops an algorithm for real-time tracking of laparoscopy instruments in the video cues of a standard physical laparoscopy training box with a single fisheye camera. The developed visual tracking algorithm recovers the 3D positions of the laparoscopic instrument tips, to which simple colored tapes (markers) are attached. With such system, the extracted instrument trajectories can be digitally processed, and automated self-assessment feedback can be provided. In this way, both the physical interaction feedback would be preserved and the need for the observance of an expert would be overcome. Real-time instrument tracking with a suitable assessment criterion would constitute a significant step towards provision of real-time (immediate) feedback to correct trainee actions and show them how the action should be performed. This study is a step towards achieving this with a low cost, automated, and widely applicable laparoscopy training and assessment system using a standard physical training box equipped with a fisheye camera.Benjamin GautierHarun TugalBenjie TangGhulam NabiMustafa Suphi ErdenFrontiers Media S.A.articlereal-time motion trackingcartesian position estimationsingle view cameraskill metriclaparacospylaparoscopy trainingMechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENFrontiers in Robotics and AI, Vol 8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic real-time motion tracking
cartesian position estimation
single view camera
skill metric
laparacospy
laparoscopy training
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
spellingShingle real-time motion tracking
cartesian position estimation
single view camera
skill metric
laparacospy
laparoscopy training
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Electronic computers. Computer science
QA75.5-76.95
Benjamin Gautier
Harun Tugal
Benjie Tang
Ghulam Nabi
Mustafa Suphi Erden
Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
description Assessment of minimally invasive surgical skills is a non-trivial task, usually requiring the presence and time of expert observers, including subjectivity and requiring special and expensive equipment and software. Although there are virtual simulators that provide self-assessment features, they are limited as the trainee loses the immediate feedback from realistic physical interaction. The physical training boxes, on the other hand, preserve the immediate physical feedback, but lack the automated self-assessment facilities. This study develops an algorithm for real-time tracking of laparoscopy instruments in the video cues of a standard physical laparoscopy training box with a single fisheye camera. The developed visual tracking algorithm recovers the 3D positions of the laparoscopic instrument tips, to which simple colored tapes (markers) are attached. With such system, the extracted instrument trajectories can be digitally processed, and automated self-assessment feedback can be provided. In this way, both the physical interaction feedback would be preserved and the need for the observance of an expert would be overcome. Real-time instrument tracking with a suitable assessment criterion would constitute a significant step towards provision of real-time (immediate) feedback to correct trainee actions and show them how the action should be performed. This study is a step towards achieving this with a low cost, automated, and widely applicable laparoscopy training and assessment system using a standard physical training box equipped with a fisheye camera.
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author Benjamin Gautier
Harun Tugal
Benjie Tang
Ghulam Nabi
Mustafa Suphi Erden
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Harun Tugal
Benjie Tang
Ghulam Nabi
Mustafa Suphi Erden
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title Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
title_short Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
title_full Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
title_fullStr Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
title_full_unstemmed Real-Time 3D Tracking of Laparoscopy Training Instruments for Assessment and Feedback
title_sort real-time 3d tracking of laparoscopy training instruments for assessment and feedback
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