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Neurosurgery2015;11 Suppl 3420-5; discussion 425.September 1, 2015Journal Article

Usefulness of a Virtual Reality Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy Simulator in Neurosurgical Training.

Sophia F Shakur¹, Cristian J Luciano, Patrick Kania, Ben Z Roitberg, P Pat Banerjee, Konstantin V Slavin, Jeffrey Sorenson, Fady T Charbel, Ali Alaraj

¹*Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; ‡Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; §ImmersiveTouch, Inc., Westmont, Illinois; ¶Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; ‖Semmes Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Simulation-based training may be incorporated into neurosurgery in the future. OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of a novel haptics-based virtual reality percutaneous trigeminal rhizotomy simulator. METHODS: A real-time augmented reality simulator for percutaneous trigeminal rhizotomy was developed using the ImmersiveTouch platform. Ninety-two neurosurgery residents tested the simu…

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