Deconstructing mastery in colorectal fluorescence angiography interpretation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Indocyanine green fluorescence angiography (ICGFA) is commonly used in colorectal anastomotic practice with limited pre-training. Recent work has shown that there is considerable inconsistency in signal interpretation between surgeons with minimal or no experience versus those consciously invested in mastery of the technique. Here, we deconstruct the fluorescence signal patterns of expert-annotated surgical ICGFA videos to understand better their correlation and combine this with structured interviews to ascertain whether such interpretative capability is conscious or unconscious.

Methods

For fluorescence signal analysis, expert-annotated ICGFA videos (n = 24) were quantitatively interrogated using a boutique intensity tracker (IBM Research) to generate signal t

SUBMITTER: Dalli J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9652172 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature