Visuospatial Abilities Correlate With Performance of Senior Endoscopy Specialist in Simulated Colonoscopy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 593-599

  Westman, Bo ^a   Ritter, E Matt ^a   Kjellin, Ann ^a   Törkvist, Leif ^a   Wredmark, Torsten ^a   Felländer Tsai, Li ^a   Enochsson, Lars ^a  

^a Division of Surgery   (Sweden)

Author keywords

colonoscopy; Gastroscopy; simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EDUCATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STOMACH MUCOSA; VISION;

ADULT; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646469409     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.08.014     Document Type: Article

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