@Article{2019.100000149,
AUTHOR = {Ayesha Hoor Chaudhry, Faisal Bukhari, Waheed Iqbal, Zubair Nawaz, Muhammad Kamran Malik},
TITLE = {Laparoscopic Training Exercises Using HTC VIVE},
JOURNAL = {Intelligent Automation \& Soft Computing},
VOLUME = {26},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {53--59},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/iasc/v26n1/39856},
ISSN = {2326-005X},
ABSTRACT = {Laparoscopic surgery is a relatively new field in developing countries. There is a 
scarcity of laparoscopically trained doctors due to a lack of training and 
resources available in hospitals. Training and evaluation of medical 
professionals to develop laparoscopic surgical skills are important and essential 
as it improves the success rate and reduces the risk during real surgery. The 
purpose of this research is to develop a series of training exercises based on 
virtual reality using HTC Vive headset to emulate real-world training of doctors. 
This virtual training not only gives the trainee doctors mastery in their 
profession but also decreases the chances of complications during laparoscopic 
surgery. After practicing on our simulator for three trials, doctors report 
enhancement in the following skills: time to complete a task, precision, 
efficiency of a task, and the recorded movements of surgical instruments using 
both hands. Our simulator is comparatively low cost as compared to the 
available simulator in the local market.},
DOI = {10.31209/2019.100000149}
}