A survey of simulators for palpation training.
Palpation is a widely used diagnostic method in medical practice. The sensitivity of palpation is highly dependent upon the skill of clinicians, which is often difficult to master. There is a need of simulators in palpation training. This paper summarizes important work and the latest achievements in simulation for palpation training. Three types of simulators; physical models, Virtual Reality (VR) based simulations, and hybrid (computerized and physical) simulators, are surveyed. Comparisons among different kinds of simulators are presented.
Computer Science Department, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, UK.
Yan
Y
Zhang
Roger
R
Phillips
James
J
Ward
Sandhya
S
Pisharody
D003198:Computer Simulation; D004501:Education, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation / Q000592:standards*; D014584:User-Computer Interface