A Virtual-Reality Simulator for Brain Surgeons

clipped from www.technologyreview.com A Simulator for Brain Surgeons A virtual-reality simulator promises safer operations and better training. A new simulator that lets neurosurgeons rehearse before operating--like pilots on a flight simulator--could revolutionize how doctors train for and handle brain surgery. NeuroTouch, the prototype simulator developed by Canada's National Research Council (NRC) and several other research groups, gives surgeons a dry run in virtual reality before entering the operating room, potentially reducing mistakes. clipped from www.popsci.com Virtual Neurosurgery For more on NeuroTouch, check out the CBC report in the following video. clipped from communications.medicine.dal.ca News Release World’s first simulation-based brain surgery done in Halifax Thursday, August 20, 2009: Halifax - A Halifax brain surgeon this week removed a brain tumour after using a virtual reality-based neurosurgical simulation system. This advanced technology is tailor made for patient-specific planning – a medical advance not yet available anywhere else in the world. clipped from communications.medicine.dal.ca

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1. Technology Review: A Simulator for Brain Surgeons
2. Neurosurgeons Practice on Virtual Simulator before Removing Brain Tumor | Popular Science
3. Dalhousie’s medical school appeals preliminary finding on accreditation
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Virtual Reality Surgical Training

About the LapMentor a virtual reality surgical simulator which provides a method to maintain and evaluate surgical skills.

clipped from vroot.org This Medical News Today article reports the correlation of videotape scores (VS) of actual surgical procedures, as assessed by the Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification (ESSQ) System to motion analysis data on the LapMentor system, a virtual reality laparoscopic surgical simulator. clipped from www.medicalnewstoday.com Positive Correlation Between Motion Analysis Data On LapMentor Virtual Reality Laparoscopic Surgical Simulator And Video Tape Assessment Results clipped from www.simbionix.com The LAP Mentor™ multi-disciplinary LAP surgery simulator enables simultaneous hands-on practice for a single trainee or a team. The system offers training opportunities to new and experienced surgeons for everything from perfecting basic laparoscopic skills to performing complete laparoscopic surgical procedures. clipped from www.simbionix.com The LAP Mentor™ enables laparoscopy simulation and practice on an extensive collection of laparoscopic tools with haptic sensations: Right Angle Dissector Curved Dissector Retraction

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