Reverse alignment Mirror Image visualization as a laparoscopic training tool improves task performance

Surgical Innovation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-113

  Dunnican, Ward J ^a,b   Singh, T Paul ^a   Ata, Ashar ^a   Bendana, Emma E ^a   Conlee, Thomas D ^a   Dolce, Charles J ^c   Ramakrishnan, Rakesh ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopy; Mirror image; Reverse alignment; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; IMAGING SYSTEM; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LAPAROSCOPY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 77952910241     PISSN: 15533506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1553350610365346     Document Type: Article

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