title: Interventional radiology simulation: prepare for a virtual revolution in training.
abstract: It is becoming increasingly difficult to learn interventional radiology (IR) skills because there are fewer "straightforward" invasive diagnostic imaging studies, a reduction in the time available for training, concerns about patient safety, and changing patient perceptions. Computer-based simulation has the potential to allow an operator to realistically perform a virtual procedure with feedback about performance and could remove at least some of the patient's role during the learning curve. To do this effectively requires a strategy for integrating simulator models into curricula and the development of standards for their validation.
authors: Department of Interventional Radiology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot St, Liverpool L7 8XP, England. dgould@liv.ac.uk
authors: Derek Alan
authors: DA
authors: Gould
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation; D003479:Curriculum; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000193:education*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014584:User-Computer Interface