What degree of fidelity must a laparoscopic simulator have to achieve a training objective? This difficult question is addressed by studying the sensory interaction of surgeons in terms of a surgical skill: tissue consistency perception.
Grupo de Bioingeniería y Telemedicina, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, c/Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
