The opportunities for veterinary students to practice feline abdominal palpation are limited as cats have a low tolerance to being examined. Therefore, a mixed reality simulator was developed to complement clinical training. Two PHANToM premium haptic devices were positioned either side of a modified toy cat. Virtual models of the chest and some abdominal contents were superimposed on the physi...

Conventionally, dental models [1] are used to impart hand skill education to dental students; however, this method it is not always effective. Dental patient robots that simulate real human motion have been developed [2, 3]. However, these robots are rarely introduced in education because of their high cost and difficult maintenance. We have been developing HAP-DENT [4], a computerized dental t...

background: the i-space is a radiological imaging system in which computed tomography (ct)-scans can be evaluated as a three dimensional hologram. the aim of this study is to analyze the value of virtual reality (i-space) in diagnosing acute occult scaphoid fractures.   methods: a convenient cohort of 24 patients with a ct-scan from prior studies, without a scaphoid fracture on radiograph, yet ...

Articular and soft tissue punctions or injections are widely used for the diagnosis treatment of rheumatic disorders. Ultrasound is increasingly to guide these interventions in order correctly position needle target area, thereby improve efficiency safety procedure. During their learning, medical students need practice master manipulation ultrasound probe at same time acquire enough skills befo...

OBJECTIVE With the increase in robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery there is a concomitant rising demand for training methods. The objective was to establish face and construct validity of a novel virtual reality simulator (dV-Trainer, Mimic Technologies, Seattle, WA) for the use in training of robot-assisted surgery. METHODS A comparative cohort study was performed. Participants (n = 42) we...

Bovine rectal palpation is a necessary skill for a veterinary student to learn. However, lack of resources and welfare issues currently restrict the amount of training available to students in this procedure. Here we present a virtual reality based teaching tool -- the Bovine Rectal Palpation Simulator -- that has been developed as a supplement to existing training methods. When using the simul...