Evaluation of a haptics-based virtual reality temporal bone simulator for anatomy and surgery training

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 674-681

  Fang, Te Yung ^a,b   Wang, Pa Chun ^a,b,c,d   Liu, Chih Hsien ^a   Su, Mu Chun ^e   Yeh, Shih Ching ^e  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anatomic dissection; Haptics; Medical education; Otolaryngology; Surgical technique; Virtual environment

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC STRUCTURES; HAPTICS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUES; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; TRAINING SESSIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR;

BONE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISSECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SIMULATORS; STUDENTS; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURVEYS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

E-LEARNING;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; HUMAN; MASTOIDECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SIMULATOR; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEMPORAL BONE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ANATOMIC DISSECTION; HAPTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANATOMY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEMPORAL BONE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84892784066     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.11.005     Document Type: Article

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