Objective assessment of learning curves for the Voxel-Man TempoSurg temporal bone surgery computer simulator

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 663-669

  Nash, R ^a   Sykes, R ^a   Majithia, A ^a   Arora, A ^b   Singh, A ^a   Khemani, S ^c  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SURREY AND SUSSEX HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer Simulation; Education; Learning Curve; Medical; Temporal Bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILL; HUMAN; INCUS; LEARNING CURVE; MASTOIDECTOMY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SIGMOID SINUS; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPORAL BONE SURGERY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TEMPORAL BONE; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84862550966     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215112000734     Document Type: Article

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