Experienced Endovascular Interventionalists Objectively Improve their Skills by Attending Carotid Artery Stent Training Courses

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 541-550

  Van Herzeele, I ^a,b   Aggarwal, R ^a   Neequaye, S ^a,b   Hamady, M ^b   Cleveland, T ^c   Darzi, A ^a   Cheshire, N ^a,b   Gaines, P ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stent; Performance assessment; Proficiency; Skill; Training course; Virtual reality simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTERY SPASM; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATHETER; COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTROSPECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATOR; SKILL; STENT; TIME; TRAINING; VIRTUAL REALITY; X RAY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STENTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 41549086009     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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