Virtual reality simulator training equals mechanical robotic training in improving robot-assisted basic suturing skills

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1565-1569

  Halvorsen, F H ^a   Elle, O J ^a   Dalinin, V V ^b   Mork B E ^a   Sorhus V ^c   Rotnes J S ^a,c   Fosse, E ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Institute of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (Russian Federation)

^c SimSurgery AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Robotic; Surgical skills; Training; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; SUTURING METHOD; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LEARNING; ROBOTICS; SURGERY; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33749008789     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-9270-6     Document Type: Article

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