Modelling and evaluation of surgical performance using hidden Markov models

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1911-1919

  Megali, Giuseppe ^b,c   Sinigaglia, Stefano ^a,b,c   Tonet, Oliver ^b,c   Dario, Paolo ^a,b,c  

^a IEEE

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hidden Markov models; Laparoscopy; Motion analysis; Simulation; Surgery; Training

Indexed keywords

HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS; LAPAROSCOPY SURGERY; MOTION ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TRAINING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERT SYSTEM; JOB PERFORMANCE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33748959969     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2006.881784     Document Type: Article

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