Objective Assessment of Surgical Skill Using Artificial Intelligence Hand Tracking in Cardiothoracic Training: A Feasibility Study

AI-based hand tracking provides a new method for objective, reproducible measures of surgical skills. Incorporating hand tracking metrics enhances prediction of surgical experience, and supports standardized as well as objective evaluation of skills assessment in surgical training.

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Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
Published
2026-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivag048
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Surgical Simulation and Training
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Objective Assessment of Surgical Skill Using Artificial Intelligence Hand Tracking in Cardiothoracic Training: A Feasibility Study

L N A Coopmans, M Bourass, S A Max, R J M Klautz et al.
Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Simulation and Training
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Objective Assessment of Surgical Skill Using Artificial Intelligence Hand Tracking in Cardiothoracic Training: A Feasibility Study

L N A Coopmans, M Bourass, S A Max, R J M Klautz, J Braun, E A F Mahtab, J W A Oosterhuis, I M Cilon, M Atazadah
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Abstract

AI-based hand tracking provides a new method for objective, reproducible measures of surgical skills. Incorporating hand tracking metrics enhances prediction of surgical experience, and supports standardized as well as objective evaluation of skills assessment in surgical training.

Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic SurgeryVol. 41(2)
Leiden University Medical Center (NL), Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Openalex Percentile: Top 60%
Surgical Simulation and Training
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