Simulation-based medical training is considered an effective tool to acquire/refine technical
skills, mitigating the ethical issues of Halsted's model. This review aims at evaluating the …

Simulation-based training has been widely used in medical education. More specifically,
various systems for minimally invasive surgery training have been proposed in the past two …

Background Image registration lies in the core of augmented reality (AR), which aligns the
virtual scene with the reality. In AR surgical navigation, the performance of image …

Mixed Reality has been part of our lives ever since we first started to dream of creative ways
to comprehend information and concepts through actual and imaginative experiences. This …

Augmented reality (AR) technology is gaining popularity and scholarly interest in the
rehabilitation sector because of the possibility to generate controlled, user-specific …

Introduction Over the past decade, simulation-based training has come to the foreground as
an efficient method for training and assessment of surgical skills in minimal invasive surgery …

Introduction CT-guided interventions are taught using a mentored approach on real patients.
It is well established that simulation is a valuable training tool in medicine. This project …

Abstract In contrast to Virtual Reality (VR) and traditional surgical training, simulation-based
training in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), and Augmented Reality (AR) technology …

In the context of surgical navigation systems based on augmented reality (AR), the key
challenge is to ensure the highest degree of realism in merging computer-generated …

Background Laparoscopic surgery training is a demanding process requiring technical and
nontechnical skills. Surgical training has evolved from traditional approaches to the use of …