DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/0ZNH-HC35
Defense Date
2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Biomedical Engineering
First Advisor
Dianne Pawluk
Second Advisor
Peter Pidcoe
Abstract
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if there existed techniques to more efficiently train prospective surgeons the skills necessary to capably perform minimally invasive surgical procedures. Also, we wanted to know if trainees could be pushed to cognitively define a laparoscopic environment with a novel hand-eye relationship. To explore these questions, a simulation was setup wherein subjects would perform a laparoscopic transfer task and receive active feedback during training. Different subjects would receive different metrics as feedback and a comparison would be made between subjects with respect to standard metrics. Results of this experiment show that all subjects adapt to a laparoscopic environment and that they do so at different rates and to different proficiencies. The difference was shown to be statistically significant. It was concluded that the techniques we utilized were effective enough to claim as useful techniques to utilize in current training systems.
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Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
December 2013