Initial validation of a virtual-reality learning environment for prostate biopsies: Realism matters!

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 453-458

  Fiard, Gaelle ^a,b   Selmi, Sonia Yuki ^b   Promayon, Emmanuel ^b   Vadcard, Lucile ^c   Descotes, Jean Luc ^a,b   Troccaz, Jocelyne ^a,b  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SIMULATOR; UROLOGIST; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BIOPSY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; PROSTATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84896954289     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: 1557900X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2013.0454     Document Type: Article

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