Evaluation of the usability of two types of image display systems, during laparoscopy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 674-678

  Veelen, M A ^a   Jakimowicz, J J ^b   Goossens, R H M ^a   Meijer, D W ^c   Bussmann, J B J ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Display location; Ergonomics; Flat screen; Laparoscopy; Posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DISPLAY SYSTEM; ERGONOMICS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFRARED RADIATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; OPERATOR; POLAROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VIDEORECORDING; CATHODE RAY TUBE MONITOR; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; FLAT SCREEN MONITOR; LAPAROSCOPY; MONITOR; OPERATING ROOM; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER TERMINALS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0036198365     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-9116-4     Document Type: Article

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