Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology
The innovative Eye Movement Modelling Examples (EMMEs) method can be used in medicine as an educational training tool for the assessment and verification of students and professionals. Our work was intended to analyse the possibility of using eye tracking tools to verify the skills and training of p...
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| author | Przemysław Kołodziej Wioletta Tuszyńska-Bogucka Mariusz Dzieńkowski Jacek Bogucki Janusz Kocki Marek Milosz Marcin Kocki Patrycja Reszka Wojciech Kocki Anna Bogucka-Kocka |
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| description | The innovative Eye Movement Modelling Examples (EMMEs) method can be used in medicine as an educational training tool for the assessment and verification of students and professionals. Our work was intended to analyse the possibility of using eye tracking tools to verify the skills and training of people engaged in laboratory medicine on the example of parasitological diagnostics. Professionally active laboratory diagnosticians working in a multi-profile laboratory (non-parasitological) (<i>n</i> = 16), laboratory diagnosticians no longer working in this profession (<i>n</i> = 10), and medical analyst students (<i>n</i> = 56), participated in the study. The studied group analysed microscopic images of parasitological preparations made with the cellSens Dimension Software (Olympus) system. Eye activity parameters were obtained using a stationary, video-based eye tracker Tobii TX300 which has a 3-ms temporal resolution. Eye movement activity parameters were analysed along with time parameters. The results of our studies have shown that the eye tracking method is a valuable tool for the analysis of parasitological preparations. Detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis confirmed that the EMMEs method may facilitate learning of the correct microscopic image scanning path. The analysis of the results of our studies allows us to conclude that the EMMEs method may be a valuable tool in the preparation of teaching materials in virtual microscopy. These teaching materials generated with the use of eye tracking, prepared by experienced professionals in the field of laboratory medicine, can be used during various training, simulations and courses in medical parasitology and contribute to the verification of education results, professional skills, and elimination of errors in parasitological diagnostics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf4bffd6ffad4ed7b010cd8d37fac2f42023-11-22T02:43:16ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832021-07-011013298910.3390/jcm10132989Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical ParasitologyPrzemysław Kołodziej0Wioletta Tuszyńska-Bogucka1Mariusz Dzieńkowski2Jacek Bogucki3Janusz Kocki4Marek Milosz5Marcin Kocki6Patrycja Reszka7Wojciech Kocki8Anna Bogucka-Kocka9Chair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Human Sciences, University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, 20-209 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-080 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandScientific Circle at Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-080 Lublin, PolandScientific Circle at Department of Clinical Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-080 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Architecture and Urban Planning, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandChair and Department of Biology and Genetics, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, PolandThe innovative Eye Movement Modelling Examples (EMMEs) method can be used in medicine as an educational training tool for the assessment and verification of students and professionals. Our work was intended to analyse the possibility of using eye tracking tools to verify the skills and training of people engaged in laboratory medicine on the example of parasitological diagnostics. Professionally active laboratory diagnosticians working in a multi-profile laboratory (non-parasitological) (<i>n</i> = 16), laboratory diagnosticians no longer working in this profession (<i>n</i> = 10), and medical analyst students (<i>n</i> = 56), participated in the study. The studied group analysed microscopic images of parasitological preparations made with the cellSens Dimension Software (Olympus) system. Eye activity parameters were obtained using a stationary, video-based eye tracker Tobii TX300 which has a 3-ms temporal resolution. Eye movement activity parameters were analysed along with time parameters. The results of our studies have shown that the eye tracking method is a valuable tool for the analysis of parasitological preparations. Detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis confirmed that the EMMEs method may facilitate learning of the correct microscopic image scanning path. The analysis of the results of our studies allows us to conclude that the EMMEs method may be a valuable tool in the preparation of teaching materials in virtual microscopy. These teaching materials generated with the use of eye tracking, prepared by experienced professionals in the field of laboratory medicine, can be used during various training, simulations and courses in medical parasitology and contribute to the verification of education results, professional skills, and elimination of errors in parasitological diagnostics.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/13/2989medical parasitologyparasitological diagnosticse-parasitologyeye trackingeye movement modelling examplesmedical education |
| spellingShingle | Przemysław Kołodziej Wioletta Tuszyńska-Bogucka Mariusz Dzieńkowski Jacek Bogucki Janusz Kocki Marek Milosz Marcin Kocki Patrycja Reszka Wojciech Kocki Anna Bogucka-Kocka Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology Journal of Clinical Medicine medical parasitology parasitological diagnostics e-parasitology eye tracking eye movement modelling examples medical education |
| title | Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology |
| title_full | Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology |
| title_fullStr | Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology |
| title_short | Eye Tracking—An Innovative Tool in Medical Parasitology |
| title_sort | eye tracking an innovative tool in medical parasitology |
| topic | medical parasitology parasitological diagnostics e-parasitology eye tracking eye movement modelling examples medical education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/13/2989 |
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