Human performance using virtual reality tumor palpation simulation

Computers and Graphics (Pergamon)

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-458

  Langrana, Noshir ^a   Burdea, Grigore ^b   Ladeji, Jumoke ^c   Dinsmore, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOGENIC VIRUSES;

PALPATION TRAINING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0031177227     PISSN: 00978493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0097-8493(97)00021-6     Document Type: Article

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