This article gives an overview of research performed in the field of haptic information
feedback during minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Literature has been consulted from 1985 …

Virtual reality (VR) medical simulations deliver a tailored learning experience that can be
standardized, and can cater to different learning styles in ways that cannot be matched by …

Background. Fidelity-an intrinsic property of simulation is crucial to simulation design and to
educational effectiveness. Yet the term fidelit y is inconsistently used, which makes it difficult …

Background Simulation tools offer the opportunity for the acquisition of surgical skill in the
preclinical setting. Potential educational, safety, cost, and outcome benefits have brought …

Simulation is a practical and safe approach to the acquisition and maintenance of task-
oriented and behavioral skills across the spectrum of medical specialties, including …

Background Opportunities for surgical skills practice using high-fidelity simulation in the
workplace are limited due to cost, time and geographical constraints, and accessibility to …

Medical image analysis forms the basis of image-guided surgery (IGS) and many of its
fundamental tasks. Driven by the growing number of medical imaging modalities, the …

Background The use of simulation for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) skills training has
many advantages over current traditional methods. One advantage of simulation is that it …

There is currently a shift in surgical training from traditional methods to simulation-based
approaches, recognizing the necessity of more effective and controlled learning …

This chapter introduces virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies along
with their wide utility in biomedical applications. In these applications, VR is typically referred …