The role of simulation in neurosurgery

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 43-54

  Rehder, Roberta ^a   Abd El Barr, Muhammad ^a   Hooten, Kristopher ^b   Weinstock, Peter ^a   Madsen, Joseph R ^a   Cohen, Alan R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D printing; Duty hours; Neurosurgery; Residency; Simulation; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SIMULATION; SIMULATION TRAINING; SIMULATOR; SKULL SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TRAINING; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING; VIRTUAL REALITY; BRAIN DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDUCATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEUROIMAGING; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN DISEASES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84956948993     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: 14330350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-015-2923-z     Document Type: Review

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