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. 2018 Oct 16;13(10):e0205394. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205394

Table 1. Results of the hands-on user study with the MPT system.

Experts (na = 40) Novices (n = 40) All paths (n = 80)
User error (mm) Δx
Δy
Δz
Mean
3D
0.72 (±0,56)
1.08 (±0.88)
0.90 (±0.66)
0.90 (±0.39)
1.81 (±0.85)
0.86 (±0.68)
0.97 (±0.94)
0.96 (±0.61)
0.93 (±0.46)
1.83 (±0.96)
0.79 (±0.62)
1.02 (±0.91)
0.93 (±0.63)
0.91 (±0.43)
1.82 (±0.90)
System error (mm) Δx
Δy
Δz
Mean
3D
0.74 (±0.50)
0.37 (±0.29)
0.56 (±0.40)
0.55 (±0.27)
1.12 (±0.49)
0.59 (±0.49)
0.38 (±0.29)
0.55 (±0.50)
0.50 (±0.27)
1.03 (±0.52)
0.66 (±0.50)
0.37 (±0.29)
0.55 (±0.45)
0.53 (±0.27)
1.07 (±0.50)
Total error (mm) Δx
Δy
Δz
Mean
3D
1.06 (±0.80)
1.00 (±0.78)
0.89 (±0.70)
0.99 (±0.45)
1.96 (±0.88)
1.08 (±0.77)
0.96 (±0.98)
0.98 (±0.88)
1.00 (±0.51)
2.04 (±1.07)
1.07 (±0.78)
0.98 (±0.88)
0.93 (±0.79)
0.99 (±0.47)
2.00 (±0.97)
Skin to target time (s) 146 (±68) 165 (±55) 155 (±62)

An overview of the user error, system error and total error as well as the skin to target time for experts, novices and all paths are presented.

a Sample size.