Virtual reality simulation objectively differentiates level of carotid stent experience in experienced interventionalists

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 855-863

  Van Herzeele, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Aggarwal, Rajesh ^a   Choong, Andrew ^a,b   Brightwell, Robert ^a   Vermassen, Frank E ^c   Cheshire, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SIMULATION; STENT; SURGEON; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; STENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 35548973409     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.028     Document Type: Article

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