Simulation in advanced endoscopy: State of the art and the next generation

Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-208

  Gromski, Mark A ^a   Matthes, Kai ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced endoscopy; ERCP; EUS; NOTES; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; NATURAL ORIFICE TRANSLUMINAL ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATOR; SKILL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; TRAINING;

EID: 80052623888     PISSN: 10962883     EISSN: 15585050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tgie.2011.06.002     Document Type: Review

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