Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 855-863 , November 2007

Virtual reality simulation objectively differentiates level of carotid stent experience in experienced interventionalists

Presented at the Twenty-Fourth Meeting of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, UK, Nov 24, 2006.

  • Isabelle Van Herzeele, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mrs. Isabelle Van Herzeel, Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, QEQM building, St. Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY UK.
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  • Rajesh Aggarwal, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Andrew Choong, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Robert Brightwell, MRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Frank E. Vermassen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
    • ,
  • Nicholas J. Cheshire, MD, FRCS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
    • Regional Vascular Unit, St. Mary’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Received 27 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 June 2007.

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 Competition of interest: This research project has been supported in part by a grant from Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts and Mentice, Gothenburg, Sweden.

PII: S0741-5214(07)01026-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.028

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 46, Issue 5 , Pages 855-863 , November 2007

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