A virtual reality based simulator for gynecologic exam training

7th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, ITHET

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 786-791

  Moraes, Ronei M ^a   Souza, Daniel F L ^a   Valdek, Milane C O ^b   Machado, Liliane S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Haptics; Medical education; Realistic simulation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

HIGHER EDUCATION (HE); INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; STEREOSCOPIC VIEW; TECHNOLOGY BASED; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT (VE); VIRTUAL REALITY (VR);

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 46949090053     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITHET.2006.339700     Document Type: Conference Paper

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