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Digital Environment for Movement Control in Surgical Skill Training

Journal of Medical Systems volume 40, Article number: 133 (2016) Cite this article

Abstract

Intelligent environments are increasingly becoming useful scenarios for handling computers. Technological devices are practical tools for learning and acquiring clinical skills as part of the medical training process. Within the framework of the advanced user interface, we present a technological application using Leap Motion, to enhance interaction with the user in the process of a laparoscopic surgical intervention and integrate the navigation through augmented reality images using manual gestures. Thus, we intend to achieve a more natural interaction with the objects that participate in a surgical intervention, which are augmented and related to the user’s hand movements.

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  1. Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Educación (IUCE), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan A. Juanes

  2. Centro de Imagen y Tecnología del Conocimiento Biomédico (CITEC-B), Madrid, Spain

    Juan J. Gómez

  3. Centro para la Imagen Biomédica en Extremadura (CIBEX). Centro de Cirugía Mínima Invasión J. Usón, Cáceres, Spain

    Pedro D. Peguero

  4. VisualMed System Research Group, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Educación (IUCE), University of Salamanca, C/Paseo de Canalejas 169, 37008, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan A. Juanes & Pablo Ruisoto

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Juanes, J.A., Gómez, J.J., Peguero, P.D. et al. Digital Environment for Movement Control in Surgical Skill Training. J Med Syst 40, 133 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-016-0495-4

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Keywords

  • Surgical simulation
  • Technology
  • Motion capture
  • Frames
  • Infrared light
  • Leap motion