Surgical Simulation: Where Have We Come From? Where Are We Now? Where Are We Going?

Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-283

  Munro, Malcolm G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hysteroscopic education; Hysteroscopic simulation; Hysteroscopic training; Laparoscopic education; Laparoscopic simulation; Laparoscopic training; Surgical simulation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROPROCESSOR; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL SIMULATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84860367384     PISSN: 15534650     EISSN: 15534669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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