Abstract
Purpose of investigation: Surgeons require practiced skills in laparoscopic surgery. A virtual reality-based simulator system was developed for extensive training. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of a virtual reality-based laparoscopic gynecology simulation system. Methods: Laparoscopic tools and three-dimensional virtual environments were included in the simulation system. Ten healthy, non-disabled volunteers were recruited. The surgical procedure is a process of tubal sterilization by cauterization. Volunteers followed the training procedure, 15 trials in the first test and retest, respectively. Results: Stable performances were obtained after about seven trials for all subjects. The intraclass correlation coefficients were 0.935 and 0.425 for task time and error frequency, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the system is stable and has a fair high test-retest reliability. Therefore, the VR-based laparoscopic gynecology system is feasible.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-146 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jan 2003 |
Keywords
- Laparoscopic gynecology
- Virtual reality