A mixed reality simulator for feline abdominal palpation training in veterinary medicine

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 142, Issue , 2009, Pages 244-246

  Parkes, Rebecca ^a   Forrest, Neil ^a   Baillie, Sarah ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feline palpation; Haptic; Mixed reality; Veterinary training

Indexed keywords

SIMULATORS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABDOMINAL PALPATIONS; CLINICAL TRAINING; FELINE PALPATION; HAPTIC; HAPTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL MODEL; STUDENT TRAINING; VIRTUAL MODELS;

MIXED REALITY;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CAT; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PALPATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; CATS; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; MANIKINS; PALPATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 67549105649     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-58603-964-6-244     Document Type: Conference Paper

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