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Modeling Haptic Interactions in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The ability to provide realistic haptic feedback is indispensable for virtual-reality (VR) based endoscopic colorectal surgery simulators. Despite its importance, force feedback is commonly simulated by simplified approximations with parameters manually tuned in preliminary evaluations due to the complexity of the dynamics of haptic interaction in colonoscopy interventions. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a particularly challenging intervention that requires advanced manual skills for endoscopic control. This work proposes a mechanical impedance model for haptic interactions in ESD formulated via an experimental methodology applied to endoscopic colorectal interventions in general. The developed model is shown to capture the variations in the interaction force during two operations performed at distinct locations on a porcine sample. Salient cues in the recorded haptic interaction data are presented, and changes in the impedance characteristics of the tool-tissue interaction between the steps of the operation are analyzed.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Haptics

DOI: 10.1109/toh.2022.3193982

Authors: Melih Turkseven, Suvranu De, Cullen D. Jackson, Mandeep S. Sawhney

Institutions: Sabancı Üniversitesi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Surgical Simulation and Training

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute