Improving temporal bone dissection using self-directed virtual reality simulation: Results of a randomized blinded control trial

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-364

  Zhao, Yi Chen ^a   Kennedy, Gregor ^a   Yukawa, Kumiko ^a   Pyman, Brian ^a   O'Leary, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone drilling simulation; Surgical education; Temporal bone dissection; Virtual reality simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; MASTOIDECTOMY; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEMPORAL BONE; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; MASTOID; METHODOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; TEACHING;

ADULT; DISSECTION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MASTOID; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; TEACHING; TEMPORAL BONE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79959809886     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599810391624     Document Type: Article

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