Virtual Surgery for new surgeons
September 24, 2009 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Computers, Exposed!, Technology
Here’s something you might not want to know. Most surgeons learn how to perform surgery on real live patients. Sure, they start off as students practicing on cadavers but mostly, they learn by performing actual surgical procedures under the guidance of senior surgeons.
However, researchers are looking to technology to change this learning pattern and have created virtual patient simulators for residents to practice on before using a scalpel on real patients.
Clinical trials are currently being held at the Stanford University School of Medicine to test the effectiveness of this virtual reality training.
They are integrating data from patient’s pre-op CT scans …read more
