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Review
. 2001 Oct 20;323(7318):912-5.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7318.912.

Science, medicine, and the future. Virtual reality in surgery

R McCloy  1 , R Stone
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Review

Science, medicine, and the future. Virtual reality in surgery

R McCloy et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Using the MIST system (Mentice Medical Simulation AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) for training and assessment of psychomotor skills for minimally invasive surgery
Figure 2
Figure 2
The PHANTOM haptic feedback device (SensAble Technologies, Cambridge MA, USA). The user holds a small stylus and explores, in this case, a 3D virtual molecular structure. Each time the 3D cursor makes contact with part of the structure, small motors work in tandem to restrict the movement of the stylus, thereby creating a sense of touch (reproduced with permission).
Figure 3
Figure 3
The da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical, California, USA) for performing minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon sits at a control console with 3D visualisation of the surgical field and the robotic surgical instruments (reproduced with permission)
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Comment in

  • Advances in virtual reality are wide ranging.
    Rubino F, Soler L, Marescaux J, Maisonneuve H. Rubino F, et al. BMJ. 2002 Mar 9;324(7337):612. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7337.612. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 11884336 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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