Medical telementoring using an augmented reality transparent display

• Published in: Surgery Vol. 159; no. 6; pp. 1646 - 1653
• Main Authors: Andersen, Daniel, Popescu, Voicu, Cabrera, Maria Eugenia, Shanghavi, Aditya, Gomez, Gerardo, Marley, Sherri, Mullis, Brian, Wachs, Juan P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Clinical Competence; Computer Terminals; Female; Humans; Laparoscopy - education; Male; Motor Skills; Surgery; Telemedicine - instrumentation; User-Computer Interface; Young Adult

The goal of this study was to design and implement a novel surgical telementoring system called the System for Telementoring with Augmented Reality (STAR) that uses a virtual transparent display to convey precise locations in the operating field to a trainee surgeon. This system was compared with a...