A 3-dimensional tracking and navigation simulator
system for image-guided neuroendoscopy, the
system comprising: a reference-point-based
physical model of an anatomical region associated with the neuroendoscopy (3 and / or 9), wherein the
physical model is mapped onto CT / MRI slice images of the
anatomy; a
virtual model of the anatomical region associated with the neuroendoscopy; at least one
surgical instrument suitable for performing neuroendoscopy, wherein the at least one
surgical instrument is connected to a 3D tracking component (4); a camera unit (1) for tracking a position of the at least one
surgical instrument with the 3D tracking component in relation to a reference unit (5) of the
physical model;one or more displays for showing the position of the at least one surgical instrument in the CT / MRI slices and the endoscopic output (6, 12); a computer
workstation (11) functionally connected to the physical model and the camera unit (1), the
workstation comprising: a localization and tracking module configured to track the tasks performed by a user with the at least one surgical instrument and an
endoscope (7) and to determine the position and rotation of the at least one surgical instrument in 6
degrees of freedom (DOF); a virtual
spatial mapping module configured to map a location to a corresponding anatomical position in the
virtual model to enable navigation of the surgical instrument in the
virtual model;an evaluation module configured to assess the 3D tracking of executed tasks based on a localization metric and a 3D tracking metric, and to provide feedback to the user based on performance using
machine learning and AI-based algorithms.