Table 3 Included study sensor types, placement, and surgeon handedness inclusivity

From: Systematic review of machine learning applications using nonoptical motion tracking in surgery

Index

Author

Year

Sensor Types

Sensor Placement

Single /Double-handed

Left-handed (n)

1

Ahmidi, N72.

2015

EM

1 EM on tool, 1 EM on patient head

Single

–

2

Ahmidi, N21.

2017

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

3

Albasri, S12.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

Accelerometer

1 accelerometer per wrist

Double

Yes (1)

4

Allen, B70.

2010

EM

2 EM per laparoscopic arm

Double

–

5

van Amsterdam, B63.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

6

van Amsterdam, B45.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

7

van Amsterdam, B22.

2022

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

8

Anh, N.X55.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

9

Baghdadi, A50.

2020

DK, Force

Internal device recordings, 1 force sensor between robotic end-effector and forceps

Single

–

10

Baghdadi, A36.

2023

Force

Force sensing bipolar forceps

Single

–

11

Bissonnette, V46.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

12

Brown, J.D85.

2017

Accelerometer, Force

1 accelerometer per robotic arm, 1 accelerometer on camera arm; 1 force sensor under working surface

Double

Yes (3)

13

Brown, K.C32.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

14

Chen, A.B39.

2021

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

15

Despinoy, F61.

2016

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

16

DiPietro, R14.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

Double

No

17

Ershad, M76.

2019

EM

1 EM per shoulder, wrist, hand

Double

–

18

Fard, M.J64.

2016

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

19

Fard, M.J53.

2018

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

20

Forestier, G15.

2018

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

Double

No

Double

–

21

Gao, Y23.

2016

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

22

Goldbraikh, A81.

2022

EM

1 EM per thumb, index, dorsal wrist

Double

No

23

Goldbraikh, A24.

2024

EM

1 EM per thumb, index, dorsal wrist

Double

Yes (1)

EM

1 EM per thumb, index, dorsal wrist

Double

Yes (6)

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

Yes*

24

Horeman, T92.

2012

Force

1 force sensor under phantom

Double

No

25

Hung, A.J10.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

26

Hung, A.J38.

2018

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

27

Hung, A.J68.

2022

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

28

Itzkovich, D25.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

29

Itzkovich, D26.

2022

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

Yes*

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

Yes (-)

30

Jiang, J73.

2017

EM

1 EM per robotic instrument tip

Double

No

31

Jog, A67.

2011

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

32

Kelly, J.D40.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

33

Khan, A86.

2020

Accelerometer

1 accelerometer on forceps, 1 accelerometer on needle holder

Double

–

34

King, R.C16.

2009

Accelerometer, Flex, Bend

Glove: 2 accelerometers on fingers 2-3, 1 accelerometer on fingers 1, 4 and dorsal hand, 1 bend sensor in palm

Single

No

Single

No

35

Korte, C47.

2021

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

36

Laverde, R88.

2018

IMU (Apple watch)

1 IMU (Apple watch) per wrist

Double

No

37

Lea, C65.

2016

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

38

Lee, E.J19.

2019

EM, RGB cam.

1 EM per laparoscopic handle, 1 EM on imaging tip of ultrasound transducer

Double

–

Double

–

39

Li, K51.

2020

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

40

Lin, H.C54.

2006

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

41

Lin, Z89.

2011

IMU

1 IMU per head, back, upper arms, forearms, hands

Double

No

42

Lin, Z87.

2013

IMU

1 IMU per head, back, upper arms, forearms, hands

Double

Yes (2)

43

Liu, J34.

2023

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

44

Long, Y27.

2021

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

45

Loukas, C75.

2013

EM

1 EM per laparoscope handle

Double

No

46

Loukas, C77.

2011

EM

1 EM per laparoscopic handle

Double

No

47

Loukas, C78.

2013

EM

1 EM per laparoscopic handle

Double

No

48

Lyman, W.B52.

2021

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

49

Megali, G48.

2006

DK

Internal device recording

Double

–

50

Meißner, C84.

2014

RFID, Accelerometer

1 RFID tag per instrument (9 total), 1 accelerometer per dorsal hand and wrist

Double

No

51

Murali, A66.

2016

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

62

Nguyen, X.A17.

2019

IMU

1 IMU per dorsal hand

Double

Yes (1)

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

53

Oquendo, Y.A71.

2018

EM, Flex

1 EM per laparoscopic tool, 1 EM on endoscope lens, 1 flex sensor per laparoscopic handle

Double

No

54

Pachtrachai, K30.

2021

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

55

Peng, W62.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

56

Qin, Y28.

2020

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

57

Qin, Y29.

2020

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

58

Reiley, C.E60.

2010

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

59

Rocha, C.D31.

2019

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

60

Rosen, J33.

2001

Force

1 force sensor on laparoscope handle, 1 force sensor under surgeon’s thumb

Double

No

61

Sabique, P.V35.

2023

DK, Force, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings, 1 force sensor on surgical tool holder

Single

–

62

Sang, H57.

2016

DK, IMU

Internal device recordings, 1 IMU on robotic control manipulator

Single

–

63

Sberini, L90.

2018

IMU, Flex

Glove: 14 flex sensors on finger joints, 1 IMU on dorsal hand

Single

No

64

Sewell, C69.

2008

DK

Internal device recordings (simulator)

Double

No

65

Shu, X56.

2021

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

–

66

Soangra, R13.

2022

EMG, Accelerometer

1 EMG + accelerometer per bicep brachii, tricep brachii, anterior deltoid, flexor carpi ulnaris, extensor carpi ulnaris, thenar eminence

Double

–

67

Song, W80.

2006

EM, Force, RGB cam.

1 EM of sheath of scalpel, 1 force sensor on scalpel handle

Single

–

68

Su, H58.

2019

DK, Force

Internal device recordings, 1 force sensor at robotic end effector

Single

–

69

Sun, Z83.

2018

EM

8 EM arranged around the site

Not applicable

–

70

Tatinati, S95.

2015

Accelerometer, IR cam.

IR stylus, 3 accelerometers on tremor compensation instrument

Single

–

71

Tatinati, S94.

2017

Accelerometer, IR cam.

IR stylus, 4 accelerometers on tremor compensation instrument

Single

–

72

Topalli, D49.

2019

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

73

Uemura, M41.

2018

EM

1 EM per laparoscopic tool tip

Double

–

74

Wang, Z.H43.

2018

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

75

Wang, Z44.

2018

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

76

Wang, Z82.

2022

EM

1 EM per instrument tip

Double

–

77

Watson, R.A91.

2014

IMU

1 IMU on dorsal right hand

Single

No

78

Xu, J93.

2023

Force

1 force sensor on thumb

Single

No

79

Xu, W79.

2017

EM

1 EM on manipulator tip

Single

–

80

Zhang, D20.

2020

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

DK

Internal device recordings

Double

No

81

Zhao, H59.

2018

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

No

82

Zheng, Y74.

2022

EM

1 EM per laparoscopic handle

Double

Yes (1)

83

Zia, A37.

2019

DK, RGB cam.

Internal device recordings

Double

–

84

Zia, A18.

2018

Accelerometer, RBG cam.

Knot tying: 1 accelerometer per dorsal wrist

Double

–

Suturing: 1 accelerometer on dominant wrist, 1 accelerometer on needle holder

Single

–

  1. This table provides an overview of the sensor types and combinations used in the included studies, their placement, and information on the inclusion of both left and right hands, as well as hand dominance.
  2. Sensor Types and Placement: cam. Camera. Left-handed: (n) number of surgeons included, hyphen (-) no information supplied, asterisk * Not in original dataset, but achieved via data augmentation.