Assessment of Open Surgery Suturing Skill: Image-based Metrics Using Computer Vision

• Published in: Journal of surgical education Vol. 81; no. 7; pp. 983 - 993
• Main Authors: Kil, Irfan, Eidt, John F., Singapogu, Ravikiran B., Groff, Richard E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2024
• Subjects: Algorithms; Clinical Competence; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; Educational Measurement; Humans; image-based metrics; Internship and Residency; medical simulator; objective metrics; open surgery; Simulation Training - methods; skill assessment; Suture Techniques - education; suturing; objective metrics; skill assessment; image-based metrics; Medical Knowledge; open surgery; suturing; medical simulator; Systems-based Practice; and Practice-based Learning and Improvement

•This paper presents a computer vision algorithm for extraction of image-based metrics for suturing skill assessment•A suturing simulator that adapts the radial suturing task from the Fundamentals of Vascular Surgery (FVS) skills assessment is used to collect data.•A computer vision algorithm proces...