Does training in a virtual reality simulator improve surgical performance?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 126-129

  Ahlberg, G ^a   Heikkinen, T ^a   Iselius, L ^a   Leijonmarck, C E ^b   Rutqvist, J ^a   Arvidsson, D ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MIST VR; Surgical simulation; Surgical training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY;

EID: 0036136940     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-9025-6     Document Type: Article

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