Artificial urological model for endoscopy training
December 2022
University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Current training of minimally invasive surgery often relies on animal organ models or physical organ phantoms, which do not offer realistic surgical scenes or feedback for surgeons to improve their skills. In this study, a high-fidelity artificial urological system is reported that allows realistic simulation of endoscopic urological procedures and offers a quantitative assessment of the surgical performance.
The physical organ model was fabricated by 3D printing and polymer molding based on human CT data. The system resembles the human upper urinary tract, with a high-resolution anatomical shape and sub-millimeter vascular patterns embedded on the inner walls of the renal collecting system. During surgical simulation, endoscopic videos are acquired and analysed to quantitatively evaluate performance skills by a computer algorithm. Endoscopic professionals and trainee groups were recruited to perform surgical procedures on the system, and significant differences between the two groups of surgeons have been determined.
The surgical simulator offers training of endoscopic urological procedures in a realistic and safe environment, and the quantitative evaluation of endoscopic skills.
A high-fidelity artificial urological system for the quantitative assessment of endoscopic skills
Tian Qiu
Added on: 07-14-2023
[1] https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/13/4/301
