Simulating video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy: A virtual reality cognitive task simulation

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 249-255

  Solomon, Brian ^a   Bizekis, Costas ^a   Dellis, Sophia L ^a   Donington, Jessica S ^a   Oliker, Aaron ^a   Balsam, Leora B ^a   Zervos, Michael ^a   Galloway, Aubrey C ^a   Pass, Harvey ^a   Grossi, Eugene A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

VATS; VATS right upper lobe; video assisted thoracoscopic surgery; virtual reality; virtual reality cognitive task simulation; VR; VRCTS; VRUL

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISSECTION; LOBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MOTOR SKILLS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMONECTOMY; SURGICAL STAPLERS; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOSCOPES;

EID: 78650288469     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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