Journal article
Virtual reality ureteroscopy simulator as a valid tool for assessing endourological skills
Abstract
AIM: Virtual reality (VR) simulators are now commercially available for various surgical skills training. The Uro Mentor VR Ureteroscopy Simulator by Symbionix is one system that may revolutionize the way we assess and teach surgical residents. Surgical educators may no longer have to depend on the operating room as the sole venue for teaching residents technical skills. We validated performance on this new system with previously developed …
Authors
MATSUMOTO ED; PACE KT; HONEY RJD
Journal
International Journal of Urology, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 896–901
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01436.x
ISSN
0919-8172