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An endoscopic sinus surgery training system for assessment of surgical skill
Yasushi Yamauchi1, Juli Yamashita, Osamu Morikawa
1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1, Higashi, 305-8566 Tsukuba, Japan.
Abstract:
The apprenticeship of procedures in endoscopic sinus surgery has several limitations, including potential risk for the patients and lack of feedback to the trainees. In this paper, we present a new surgical training system that combines a head dummy, force and position sensors: this system can be used to assess surgical skills and provide visual feedback to the trainees.
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