New laboratory model for neurosurgical training that simulates live surgery

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1367-1372

  Aboud, Emad ^a   Al Mefty, Ossama ^a   Yaşargil, M Gazi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadaver dissection; Cerebral vasculature; Neurosurgery; Surgical training; Training model

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN TUMOR; CADAVER; CLINICAL LABORATORY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKILL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036897044     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.6.1367     Document Type: Article

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