Exploring the use of virtual reality in surgical education

Virtual reality (VR) technologies have rapidly developed in the past few years. The most common application of the technology, apart from gaming, is for educational purposes. In the field of healthcare, VR technologies have been applied in several areas. Among them is surgical education. With the us...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ntakakis, Georgios, Plomariti, Christina, Frantzidis, Christos, Antoniou, Panagiotis E, Bamidis, Panagiotis D, Tsoulfas, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2023
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Minireviews
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9993190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36908307
http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v13.i2.36
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Sumario:Virtual reality (VR) technologies have rapidly developed in the past few years. The most common application of the technology, apart from gaming, is for educational purposes. In the field of healthcare, VR technologies have been applied in several areas. Among them is surgical education. With the use of VR, surgical pathways along with the training of surgical skills can be explored safely, in a cost-effective manner. The aim of this mini-review was to explore the use of VR in surgical education and in the 3D reconstruction of internal organs and viable surgical pathways. Finally, based on the outcomes of the included studies, an ecosystem for the implementation of surgical training was proposed.

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