Markov model assessment of subjects' clinical skill using the E-Pelvis physical simulator

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2133-2141

  Mackel, Thomas R ^a   Rosen, Jacob ^b   Pugh, Carla M ^c  

^a ROCKWELL COLLINS   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; E Pelvis; Markov model (MM); Pressure sensing; Skill assessment

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

PRESSURE SENSING; SKILL ASSESSMENT;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKOV MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PELVIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PROBABILITY; SENSOR; SIMULATOR; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAINING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; OBSTETRICS; PALPATION; PELVIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 36348943630     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.908338     Document Type: Article

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