Virtual reality systems in urologic surgery: An evaluation of the greenlight simulator

European Urology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 687-688

  Herlemann, Annika ^a   Strittmatter, Frank ^a   Buchner, Alexander ^a   Karl, Alexander ^a   Reich, Oliver ^b   Bachmann, Alexander ^c   Stief, Christian G ^a   Gratzke, Christian ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Neurology   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEARNING; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUSIC; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROSTATE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANK SUM TEST; RECREATION; RESIDENT; ROBOTICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATOR; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ROBOTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84883749029     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.06.008     Document Type: Letter

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