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Colonoscopy procedure simulation: virtual reality training based on a real time computational approach

2018; BioMed Central; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s12938-018-0433-4

1475-925X

Tingxi Wen, David Medveczky, Jackie Wu, Jianhuang Wu,

Anatomy and Medical Technology

Colonoscopy plays an important role in the clinical screening and management of colorectal cancer. The traditional 'see one, do one, teach one' training style for such invasive procedure is resource intensive and ineffective. Given that colonoscopy is difficult, and time-consuming to master, the use of virtual reality simulators to train gastroenterologists in colonoscopy operations offers a promising alternative.