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Surgeons trained with touch-and-feel VR: Virtual reality technology that lets trainee surgeons feel "flesh and bone" is

2017-10-23 00:12:53

Surgeons trained with touch-and-feel VR: Virtual reality technology that lets trainee surgeons feel "flesh and bone" is developed.

Haptic feedback added to the virtual experience of anatomy and pathology. I'm not usually a techno-enthusiast but this has enormous potential for surgical skills training. The number of hours required for a surgeon to become competent is large and the more of these that can be achieved in simulation the greater their preparation will be before they try new techniques on patients. There is a generation of (Generation Z or digital natives) surgeons that are going to become skilled with this type of technology - and they will wonder why older surgeons didn't train the same way.

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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