Virtual neurosurgery, training for the future

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-267

  Vloeberghs, M ^a   Glover, A ^a   Benford, S ^a   Jones, A ^a   Wang, P ^a   Becker, Adib ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Haptics; Neurosurgical training; Virtual reality; Working times directives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIST; SIMULATOR; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORKING TIME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEUROSURGERY; TIME MANAGEMENT; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34447134295     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701245824     Document Type: Article

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