Haptics in minimally invasive surgery - A review

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-16

  van der Putten, E P Westebring ^a,c   Goossens, R H M ^a   Jakimowicz, J J ^b   Dankelman, J ^c  

^a FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Force feedback; Laparoscopy; Tactile perception

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; ROBOTICS; STEREOGNOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TOUCH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 39149089334     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: 13652931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13645700701820242     Document Type: Review

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