Testing the construct validity of the Simbionix GI Mentor II virtual reality colonoscopy simulator metrics: Module matters

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1060-1065

  Fayez, Raad ^a   Feldman, Liane S ^a   Kaneva, Pepa ^a   Fried, Gerald M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Flexible endoscopy; Simulator; Training; Validation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; SIMULATOR; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 77955664914     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0726-6     Document Type: Article

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