2024
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Published: 2024.
DOI: 10.1007/s44186-024-00284-z
Jason M. Harley, Tiah Tawakol, Sayed Azher, Andrea Quaiattini, Rolando Del Maestro.
Cite: Harley, J. M., Tawakol, T., Azher, S., Quaiattini, A., & Del Maestro, R. (2024). The role of artificial intelligence, performance metrics, and virtual reality in neurosurgical education: an umbrella review. Global Surgical Education – Journal of the Association for Surgical Education, 3, 83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-024-00284-z
Published: July 2, 2024.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65716-8
Recai Yilmaz, Mohamad Bakhaidar, Ahmad Alsayegh, Nour Abou Hamdan, Ali M. Fazlollahi, Trisha Tee, Ian Langleben, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Denis Laroche, Carlo Santaguida & Rolando F. Del Maestro.
Cite: Yilmaz, R., Bakhaidar, M., Alsayegh, A., Hamdan, N. A., Fazlollahi, A. M., Tee, T., Langleben, I., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Laroche, D., Santaguida, C., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2024). Real-Time multifaceted artificial intelligence vs In-Person instruction in teaching surgical technical skills: a randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 14, 15130. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65716-8
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Published: February 26, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108809
Sami Alkadri, Rolando F. Del Maestro, Mark Driscoll
Cite: Alkadri, S., Del Maestro, R. F., & Driscoll, M. (2024). Unveiling surgical expertise through machine learning in a novel VR/AR spinal simulator: A multilayered approach using transfer learning and connection weights analysis. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 179, 108809. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108809
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Published: February 26, 2024.
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-024-03053-8
Sami Alkadri, Rolando F. Del Maestro, Mark Driscoll
Cite: Alkadri, S., Del Maestro, R. F., & Driscoll, M. (2024). Face, content, and construct validity of a novel VR/AR surgical simulator of a minimally invasive spine operation. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-024-03053-8
Cited by 1
Published: January 8, 2024.
DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001044
Abdulrahman Almansouri, Nour Abou Hamdan, Recai Yilmaz, Trisha Tee, Puja Pachchigar, Mohammadreza Eskandari, Chinyelum Agu, Bianca Giglio, Neevya Balasubramaniam, Joshua Bierbrier, Louis Collins, Houssem-Eddine Gueziri & Rolando F. Del Maestro.
Cite: Almansouri, A., Abou Hamdan, N., Yilmaz, R., Tee, T., Pachchigar, P., Eskandari, M., Agu, C., Giglio, B., Balasubramaniam, N., Bierbrier, J., Collins, D. L., Gueziri, H.-E., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2024). Continuous instrument tracking in a cerebral corticectomy ex vivo calf brain simulation model: Face and content validation. Operative Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1227/ons.0000000000001044
Cited by 0
2023
Published December 28, 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.11.001
Recai Yilmaz, Ali M. Fazlollahi, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Anna Wang, Hafila Hassan Makhani, Ahmad Alsayegh, Mohamad Bakhaidar, Dan Huy Tran, Carlo Santaguida, & Rolando F. Del Maestro
Cite: Yilmaz, R., Fazlollahi, A. M., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Wang, A., Makhani, H. H., Alsayegh, A., Bakhaidar, M., Tran, D. H., Santaguida, C., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2023). Effect of feedback modality on simulated surgical skills learning using automated educational systems– a four-arm randomized control trial. Journal of Surgical Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.11.001
Cited by 1
Published: September 19, 2023.
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34658
Ali M. Fazlollahi, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nykan Mirchi, Nicole Ledwos, Mohamad Bakhaidar, Ahmad Alsayegh, Rolando F. Del Maestro
Cite: Fazlollahi, A. M., Yilmaz, R., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Mirchi, N., Ledwos, N., Bakhaidar, M., Alsayegh, A., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2023). AI in Surgical Curriculum Design and Unintended Outcomes for Technical Competencies in Simulation Training. JAMA Network Open, 6(9), e2334658. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34658
Cited by 5
Published July 13, 2023.
DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000813
Mohamad Bakhaidar, Ahmad Alsayegh, Recai Yilmaz, Ali M. Fazlollahi, Nicole Ledwos, Nykan Mirchi, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Lucy Luo & Rolando F. Del Maestro
Cite: Bakhaidar, M., Alsayegh, A., Yilmaz, R., Fazlollahi, A. M., Ledwos, N., Mirchi, N., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Luo, L., & Del Maestro, R. F. (9900). Performance in a Simulated Virtual Reality Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Task: Disc Residual, Rate of Removal, and Efficiency Analyses. Operative Neurosurgery, 10.1227/ons.0000000000000813.
Cited by 1
Published January 1, 2023.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.106286
Sharif Natheir, Sommer Christie, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Khalid Bajunaid, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, Penny Werthner, Jawad Fares, Hamed Azarnoush & Rolando Del Maestro
Cite: Sharif Natheir, Sommer Christie, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Khalid Bajunaid, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, Penny Werthner, Jawad Fares, Hamed Azarnoush & Rolando Del Maestro. Utilizing artificial intelligence and electroencephalography to assess expertise on a simulated neurosurgical task. Computers in Biology and Medicine 152, January 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.106286.
Cited by 12
2022
Published July 1, 2022.
DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000173
Aiden Reich, Nykan Mirchi, Recai Yilmaz, Nicole Ledwos, Vincent Bissonnette, Dan H. Tran, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Bekir Karlik & Rolando Del Maestro
Cite: Reich, Aiden MSc; Mirchi, Nykan MSc; Yilmaz, Recai MD; Ledwos, Nicole MSc; Bissonnette, Vincent MD, MSc; Tran, Dan Huy MSc; Winkler-Schwartz, Alexander MD; Karlik, Bekir PhD; Del Maestro, Rolando F. MD, PhD. Artificial Neural Network Approach to Competency-Based Training Using a Virtual Reality Neurosurgical Simulation. Operative Neurosurgery 23(1):p 31-39, July 2022. | DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000173
Cited by 13
Published April 26, 2022.
DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00596-8
Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nykan Mirchi, Aiden Reich, Sommer Christie, Dan Huy Tran, Nicole Ledwos, Ali M. Fazlollahi, Carlo Santaguida, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, Khalid Bajunaid & Rolando Del Maestro
Cite: Yilmaz, Recai, et al. “Continuous Monitoring of Surgical Bimanual Expertise Using Deep Neural Networks in Virtual Reality Simulation.” npj Digital Medicine 5.1 (2022): 54. Print.
Cited by 19
Published April 20, 2022.
DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000232
Recai Yilmaz, Nicole Ledwos, Robin Sawaya, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nykan Mirchi, Vincent Bissonnette, Ali M Fazlollahi, Mohamad Bakhaidar, Ahmad Alsayegh, Abdulrahman J Sabbagh, Khalid Bajunaid, Rolando Del Maestro
Cite: Yilmaz R, Ledwos N, Sawaya R, Winkler-Schwartz A, Mirchi N, Bissonnette V, Fazlollahi AM, Bakhaidar M, Alsayegh A, Sabbagh AJ, Bajunaid K, Del Maestro R. Nondominant Hand Skills Spatial and Psychomotor Analysis During a Complex Virtual Reality Neurosurgical Task-A Case Series Study. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 Jul 1;23(1):22-30. doi: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000232. Epub 2022 Apr 20. PMID: 35726926.
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Published April 11, 2022.
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2022.11
Saman Arfaie, Pedram Laghaei Farimani, Mohammad Sadegh Mashayekhi, Benyamin Hakak-Zargar, Mostafa Fatehi Hassanabad, Jenna Smith-Forrester, Nicholas Sader, Mojgan Hodaie, Rolando Del Maestro and Sunit Das
Cite: Arfaie S, Laghaei Farimani P, Mashayekhi MS, Hakak-Zargar B, Fatehi Hassanabad M, Smith-Forrester J, Sader N, Hodaie M, Del Maestro R, Das S. The Inception of the Canadian Medical Student Interest Group in Neurosurgery (CaMSIGN): A Student-Led Platform Dedicated to Neurosurgical Education, Research, Mentorship, and Advocacy. Can J Neurol Sci. 2022 Apr 11:1-2. doi: 10.1017/cjn.2022.11. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35403596.
Cited by 3
JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2149008. Published Feb. 22, 2022
DOI: doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.49008
Ali M. Fazlollahi; Mohamad Bakhaidar; Ahmad Alsayegh; Recai Yilmaz; Alexander Winkler-Schwartz; Nykan Mirchi; Ian Langleben; Nicole Ledwos; Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh; Khalid Bajunaid; Jason M. Harley; Rolando F. Del Maestro
Cite: Fazlollahi AM, Bakhaidar M, Alsayegh A, et al. Effect of Artificial Intelligence Tutoring vs Expert Instruction on Learning Simulated Surgical Skills Among Medical Students: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(2):e2149008. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.49008
Cited by 77
Published February 4, 2022.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2021.12.JNS211563
Nicole Ledwos, Nykan Mirchi, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Anika Sawni, Ali M. Fazlollahi, Vincent Bissonnette, Khalid Bajunaid, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, Rolando F. Del Maestro
Cite: Ledwos, N., Mirchi, N., Yilmaz, R., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Sawni, A., Fazlollahi, A. M., Bissonnette, V., Bajunaid, K., Sabbagh, A. J., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2022). Assessment of learning curves on a simulated neurosurgical task using metrics selected by artificial intelligence, Journal of Neurosurgery, 137(4), 1160-1171. https://doi.org/10.3171/2021.12.JNS211563
Cited by 22
2021
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IJAE), Volume (10) : Issue (3) : 2021
Bekir Karlik, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nykan Mirchi, Nicole Ledwos, Rolando Del Maestro, Vincent Bissonnette
Cite: Bekir Karlik, Recai Yilmaz, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Nykan Mirchi, Nicole Ledwos, Rolando Del Maestro, Vincent Bissonnette. Assessment of Surgical Expertise in Virtual Reality Simulation by Hybrid Deep Neural Network Algorithms. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IJAE), Volume (10) : Issue (3) : 2021. https://www.cscjournals.org/journals/IJAE/description.php
World Neurosurgery, 2021
Ahmad Alsayegh, Mohamad Bakhaidar, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Recai Yilmaz, Rolando F. Del Maestro
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.061
Cite: Alsayegh, Ahmad et al. “Best Practices Using Ex Vivo Animal Brain Models in Neurosurgical Education to Assess Surgical Expertise.” World neurosurgery vol. 155 (2021): e369-e381. doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2021.08.061
Cited by 6
Computers in Biology and Medicine. Volume 136, September 2021.
Sami Alkadri, Hicole Ledwos, Nykan Mirchi, Aiden Reich, Recai Yilmaz, Mark Driscoll, Rolando F. Del Maestro.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104770
Cite: Sami Alkadri, Nicole Ledwos, Nykan Mirchi, Aiden Reich, Recai Yilmaz, Mark Driscoll, Rolando F. Del Maestro,
Utilizing a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network to assess a virtual reality surgical procedure,
Computers in Biology and Medicine, Volume 136, 2021, 104770, ISSN 0010-4825, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.104770.
Cited by 37
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World Neurosurgery (January 2021)
Dan Huy Tran, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Marius Tuznik, Houssem-Eddine Gueziri, David A. Rudko, Aiden Reich, Recai Yilmaz, Bekir Karlik, D. Louis Collins, Adrian Del Maestro, Rolando Del Maestro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.141
Cite: Dan Huy Tran, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Marius Tuznik, Houssem-Eddine Gueziri, David A. Rudko, Aiden Reich, Recai Yilmaz, Bekir Karlik, D. Louis Collins, Adrian Del Maestro, Rolando Del Maestro, Quantitation of Tissue Resection Utilizing A Brain Tumor Model And 7-Tesla MR Imaging Technology., World Neurosurgery, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.141
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2020
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Operative Neurosurgery (September 2020)
Nicole Ledwos, MSc, Nykan Mirchi, MSc, Vincent Bissonnette, MD, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Recai Yilmaz, MD, & Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opaa269
Cite: Ledwos, N., Mirchi, N., Bissonnette, V., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Yilmaz, R., & Del Maestro R. F. (2020). Virtual reality anterior cervical discectomy and fusion simulation on the novel sim-ortho platform: validation studies. Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.), 2020 Sep 24. https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opaa269
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Commentaries on Article:
Scullen, T., Mathkour, M., & Dumont, A. (2020). Commentary: Virtual Reality Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Simulation on the Novel Sim-Ortho Platform: Validation Studies. Operative Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opaa285
Frankel, H. G., & Ganju, A. (2020). Commentary: Virtual Reality Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Simulation on the Novel Sim-Ortho Platform: Validation Studies. Operative Neurosurgery. https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opaa288
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences (September 2020)
Nykan Mirchi, MSc, Nicole Ledows, MSc, Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.202
Cite: Mirchi, N., Ledwos, N., & Del Maestro R. F. (2020). Intelligent tutoring systems: re-envisioning surgical education in response to covid-19. The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences. Le Journal Canadien Des Sciences Neurologiques, 1-3, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2020.202
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World Neurosurgery (August 2020)
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Recai Yilmaz, MD, Dan Huy Tran, BSc, Houssem-Eddine Gueziri, PhD, Binbin Ying, MEng, Marius Tuznik, MSc, Vladimir Fonov, PhD, Louis Collins, PhD, David A. Rudko, PhD, Jianyu Li, PhD, Patricia Debergue, MSc, Valerie Pazos, PhD, Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.209
Cite: Winkler-Schwartz, A., Yilmaz, R., Tran, D. H., Gueziri, H. E., Ying, B., Tuznik, M., … Del Maestro, R. (2020). Creating a comprehensive research platform for surgical technique and operative outcome in primary brain tumor neurosurgery. World Neurosurgery, 2020 Aug 03. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.07.209
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Prediction of Student’s Performance with Deep Neural Networks
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International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (IJAE) (August 2020)
Meryem Karlik, Bekir Karlik
DOI: http://www.cscjournals.org/library/manuscriptinfo.php?mc=IJAE-197
Cite: Karlık, M., & Karlık, B. (2020). Prediction of Student’s Performance with Deep Neural Networks. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and expert Systems. Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp 39-48. Published 30-06-2020.
Cited by 4
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World Neurosurgery (July 2020)
Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh MBChB, FRCSC, Khalid M.Bajunaid MBBS, MMgmt, MSc, FRCSC, Norah Alarifi MBBS, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz MD, Ghusn Alsideiri MD, MSc, FRCSC, Gmaan Al-Zhrani MD, MA, FRCSC, Fahad E. Alotaibi MD, MSc, FRCSC, Abdulgadir Bugdadi MD, MSc, Denis Laroche MSc, Rolando F.Del Maestro MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.187
Cite: Sabbagh, A. J., Bajunaid, K. M., Alarifi, N., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Alsideiri, G., Al-Zhrani, G., … & Del Maestro, R. F. (2020). Roadmap for Developing Complex Virtual Reality Simulation Scenarios: The Subpial Neurosurgical Tumor Resection Model. World Neurosurgery.
Cited by 37
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Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (March 2020)
Samaneh Siyar, Hamed Azarnoush, Saeid Rashidi, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Vincent Bissonnette, Nirros Ponnudurai, Rolando F. Del Maestro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-020-02155-3
Cite: Siyar, S., Azarnoush, H., Rashidi, S., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Bissonnette, V., Ponnudurai, N., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2020). Machine learning distinguishes neurosurgical skill levels in a virtual reality tumor resection task. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 1-11.
Cited by 28
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PLOS ONE (February 2020)
Nykan Mirchi, Vincent Bissonnette, Recai Yilmaz, Nicole Ledwos, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Rolando F Del Maestro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0229596
Cite: Mirchi, N., Bissonnette, V., Yilmaz, R., Ledwos, N., Winkler-Schwartz, A., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2020). The Virtual Operative Assistant: An explainable artificial intelligence tool for simulation-based training in surgery and medicine. PloS one, 15(2), e0229596.
Cited by 218
2019
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Operative Neurosurgery (December 2019)
Nykan Mirchi, MSc, BSc, Vincent Bissonnette, MD, Nicole Ledwos, MSc, BA, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Recai Yilmaz, MD, Bekir Karlik, PhD, Rolando F Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opz359
Cite: Mirchi, N., Bissonnette, V., Ledwos, N., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Yilmaz, R., Karlik, B., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2020). Artificial neural networks to assess virtual reality anterior cervical discectomy performance. Operative Neurosurgery, 19(1), 65–75. https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opz359
Cited by 62
Commentary On Article: ‘Commentary: Artificial Neural Networks to Assess Virtual Reality Anterior Cervical Discectomy Performance‘, Ifije E. Ohiorhenuan, MD, PhD, Juan S. Uribe, MD Operative Neurosurgery. doi.org/10.1093/ons/opz414
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The Journal of Surgical Education (December 2019)
Samaneh Siyar MSc, Hamed Azarnoush PhD, Saeid Rashidi PhD, Rolando F. MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.11.011
Cite: Siyar, S., Azarnoush, H., Rashidi, S., & Del Maestro, R. F. (2020). Tremor Assessment during Virtual Reality Brain Tumor Resection. Journal of surgical education, 77(3), 643-651.
Cited by 21
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The Journal of Bome and Joint Surgery (September 2019)
Bissonnette, Vincent MD, Mirchi, Nykan BSc, Ledwos, Nicole BA, Alsidieri, Ghusn MD, MSc, Winkler-Schwartz, Alexander MD, Del Maestro, Rolando F. MD, PhD on behalf of the Neurosurgical Simulation & Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.18.01197
Cite: Bissonnette, V., Mirchi, N., Ledwos, N., Alsidieri, G., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Del, Maestro R. F. (2019). Artificial intelligence distinguishes surgical training levels in a virtual reality spinal task. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 101(23), 127. https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.18.01197
Cited by 98
Jama Network Open (August 2019)
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Recai Yilmaz, MD, Nykan Mirchi, BSc, Vincent Bissonnette, MD, Nicole Ledwos, BA, Samaneh Siyar, MSc, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Bekir Karlik, PhD, Rolando F. Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8363
Cite: Winkler-Schwartz A, Yilmaz R, Mirchi N, et al. Machine Learning Identification of Surgical and Operative Factors Associated With Surgical Expertise in Virtual Reality Simulation. JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(8):e198363. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8363
Cited by 132
Commentary On Article: ‘Artificial Intelligence and Training Physicians to Perform Technical Procedures’, George Shorten, MD, PhD, JAMA Network Open. 2019;2(8):e198375. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.8375
Journal of Surgical Education (June 2019)
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Vincent Bissonnette, MD, Nykan Mirchi, BSc, Nirros Ponnudurai, BEng, Recai Yilmaz, MD, Nicole Ledwos, BA, Samaneh Siyar, MSc, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Bekir Karlik, PhD, Rolando F. Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.05.015
Cite: Winkler-Schwartz, A., Bissonnette, V., Mirchi, N., Ponnudurai, N., Yilmaz, R., Ledwos, N., Siyar, S., Azarnoush, H., Karlik, B. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2019. Artificial intelligence in medical education: best practices using machine learning to assess surgical expertise in virtual reality simulation. Journal of surgical education, 76(6), pp.1681-1690.
Cited by 207
World Neurosurgery (March 2019)
Winkler-Schwartz A, Marwa I, Bajunaid K, Mullah M, Alotaibi FE, Bugdadi A, Sawaya R, Sabbagh AJ, Del Maestro R.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.03.059
Cite: Winkler-Schwartz, A., Marwa, I., Bajunaid, K., Mullah, M., Alotaibi, F.E., Bugdadi, A., Sawaya, R., Sabbagh, A.J. and Del Maestro, R., 2019. A comparison of visual rating scales and simulated virtual reality metrics in neurosurgical training: a generalizability theory study. World neurosurgery, 127, pp.e230-e235.
Cited by 17
Robust Adaptive SOMs Challenges in a Varied Datasets Analytics
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Advances in Self-Organizing Maps, Learning Vector Quantization, Clustering and Data Visualization (2019)
Alaa Ali Hameed, Naim Ajlouni, and Bekir Karlik
Cite: Hameed, A.A., Ajlouni, N. and Karlik, B., 2019, June. Robust Adaptive SOMs Challenges in a Varied Datasets Analytics. In International Workshop on Self-Organizing Maps (pp. 110-119). Springer, Cham.
Cited by 2
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Matter and Radiation as Extremes (March 2019)
M. F. Yilmaz, Y. Danisman, M. Ozdemir, B. Karlık, and J. Larour
Cite: Yilmaz, M.F., Danisman, Y., Ozdemir, M., Karlık, B. and Larour, J., 2019. Investigation of electron beam effects on L-shell Mo plasma produced by a compact LC generator using pattern recognition. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 4(2), p.027401.
Cited by 5
Adapting New Data in Intrusion Detection Systems
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International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems (February 2019)
Aslihan Akyol, Bekir Karlik, Baris Koçer
Cite: Akyol, A., Karlık, B. and Koçer, B., Adapting New Data In Intrusion Detection Systems.
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Robust adaptive learning approach to self-organizing maps
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Knowledge-Based Systems (January 2019)
Alaa Ali Hameed, Bekir Karlik, Mohammad Shukri Salman, Gülden Eleyan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2019.01.011
Cite: Hameed, A.A., Karlik, B., Salman, M.S. and Eleyan, G., 2019. Robust adaptive learning approach to self-organizing maps. Knowledge-Based Systems, 171, pp.25-36.
Cited by 30
2018
Development of a Performance Model for Virtual Reality Tumor Resections
Journal of Neurosurgery (August 2018)
Robin Sawaya, MSc, Ghusn Alsideiri, MD, MSc, Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc, MMgmt, FRCSC, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, MBCHB, FRCSC, and Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2018.2.JNS172327
Cite: Sawaya, R., Alsideiri, G., Bugdadi, A., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Azarnoush, H., Bajunaid, K., Sabbagh, A.J. and Del Maestro, R., 2018. Development of a performance model for virtual reality tumor resections. Journal of neurosurgery, 131(1), pp.192-200.
Cited by 31
Is Virtual Reality Surgical Performance Influenced by Force Feedback Device Utilized
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Journal of Surgical Education (August 2018)
Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD, MSc, Robin Sawaya, BSc, MSc, Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc, MMgt, FRCSC, Duaa Olwi, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Nicole Ledwos, BA, Ibrahim Marwa, MD, MPH, Ghusn Alsideiri, MD, MSc, Abdulrahman Jafar Sabbagh, MBChB, FRCSC, Fahad E. Alotaibi, MD, MSc, Gmaan Al-Zhrani, MD MA, and Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2018.06.012
Cite: Bugdadi, A., Sawaya, R., Bajunaid, K., Olwi, D., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Ledwos, N., Marwa, I., Alsideiri, G., Sabbagh, A.J., Alotaibi, F.E. and Al-Zhrani, G., 2019. Is virtual reality surgical performance influenced by force feedback device utilized?. Journal of Surgical Education, 76(1), pp.262-273.
Cited by 22
2017
Virtual Reality Tumor Resection: The Force Pyramid Approach
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Operative Neurosurgery (July 2017)
Robin Sawaya, B.Sc. Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD. Hamed Azarnoush, PhD. Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD. Fahad Eid Alotaibi, MD. MSc Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc. Gmaan AlZhrani, MD, MA. Ghusn Alsidieri, MD. Abdulrahman Jaffar Sabbagh, MBCHB, FRCSC. Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhD.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ons/opx189
Cite: Sawaya, R., Bugdadi, A., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Alotaibi, F.E., Bajunaid, K., AlZhrani, G.A., Alsideiri, G., Sabbagh, A.J. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2018. Virtual reality tumor resection: the force pyramid approach. Operative Neurosurgery, 14(6), pp.686-696.
Cited by 32
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Journal of Surgical Education (July 2017)
Bugdadi A, Sawaya R, Olwi D, Al-Zhrani G, Azarnoush H, Sabbagh A, Alsideiri G, Bajunaid K, Alotaibi FE, Winkler-Schwartz A, Del Maestro RF
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2017.06.018
Cite: Bugdadi, A., Sawaya, R., Olwi, D., Al-Zhrani, G., Azarnoush, H., Sabbagh, A.J., Alsideiri, G., Bajunaid, K., Alotaibi, F.E., Winkler-Schwartz, A. and Del Maestro, R., 2018. Automaticity of force application during simulated brain tumor resection: testing the Fitts and Posner model. Journal of surgical education, 75(1), pp.104-115
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Impact of Acute Stress on Psychomotor Bimanual Performance during Simulated Tumor Resection Task
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Journal of Neurosurgery (January 2017)
Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc, Muhammad Abu Shadeque Mullah, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Fahad E. Alotaibi, MD, MSc, Jawad Fares, BSc, Marta Baggiani, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Sommer Christie, BSc, MHK, Gmaan Al-Zhrani, MD, MA, Ibrahim Marwa, MD, Abdulrahman Jafar Sabbagh, MBChB, FRCSC, Penny Werthner, PhD, and Rolando F. Del Maestro, MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2015.5.JNS15558
Cite: Bajunaid, K., Mullah, M.A.S., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Alotaibi, F.E., Fares, J., Baggiani, M., Azarnoush, H., Christie, S., Al-Zhrani, G., Marwa, I. and Sabbagh, A.J., 2017. Impact of acute stress on psychomotor bimanual performance during a simulated tumor resection task. Journal of neurosurgery, 126(1), pp.71-80.
Cited by 56
Editorial: Acute Stress Impacts Psychomotor Performance
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Journal of Neurosurgery, 126(1) (Mar 2016).
Khalid Bajunaid, Rolando Del Maestro
IBIS: an OR ready open-source platform for image-guided neurosurgery
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International Journal of Computer-Assist Radiology and Surgery (March 2017)
Drouin S, Kochanowska A, Kersten-Oertel M, Gerard I J, Zelmann R, De Nigris D, Bériault S, Arbel T, Sirhan D, Sadikot AF, Hall JA, Sinclair DS, Petrecca, Del Maestro RF, Louis Collins D.
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-016-1478-0
Cite: Drouin, S., Kochanowska, A., Kersten-Oertel, M., Gerard, I.J., Zelmann, R., De Nigris, D., Bériault, S., Arbel, T., Sirhan, D., Sadikot, A.F. and Hall, J.A., 2017. IBIS: an OR ready open-source platform for image-guided neurosurgery. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 12(3), pp.363-378.
Cited by 91
2016
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Journal of Surgical Education (December 2016)
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Khalid Bajunaid, Muhammad A.S Mullah, Ibrahim Marwa, Fahad Alotaibi, MSc, Jawad Fares, Marta Baggiani, Hamed Azarnoush, Gmaan Al Zharni, Sommer Christie, Abdulraham Sabbagh, Penny Werthner, Rolando F. Del Maestro.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.04.013
Cite: Winkler-Schwartz, A., Bajunaid, K., Mullah, M.A., Marwa, I., Alotaibi, F.E., Fares, J., Baggiani, M., Azarnoush, H., Al Zharni, G., Christie, S. and Sabbagh, A.J., 2016. Bimanual psychomotor performance in neurosurgical resident applicants assessed using NeuroTouch, a virtual reality simulator. Journal of Surgical Education, 73(6), pp.942-953.
Cited by 65
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Journal of Neurosurgery (September 2016)
Hamed Azarnoush, Samaneh Siar, BSc, Robin Sawaya, BSc, Gmaan Al Zhrani, MD, MSc, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Fahad Eid Alotaibi, MD, MSc, Abdulgadir Bugdadi, MD, Khalid Bajunaid, MD, MSc, Ibrahim Marwa, MD, Abdulraham Jafar Sabbagh, MBCHB, FRCSC, Rolando F. Del Maestro, MD, PhD.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2016.7.JNS16322
Cite: Azarnoush, H., Siar, S., Sawaya, R., Al Zhrani, G., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Alotaibi, F.E., Bugdadi, A., Bajunaid, K., Marwa, I., Sabbagh, A.J. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2016. The force pyramid: a spatial analysis of force application during virtual reality brain tumor resection. Journal of neurosurgery, 127(1), pp.171-181.
Cited by 44
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Operative Neurosurgery (March 2016)
Oliveira, Marcelo Magaldi MD, PhD; Araujo, Audrey Beatriz MD, MSc; Nicolato, Arthur MD; Prosdocimi, Andre MD; Godinho, Joao Victor MD; Valle, Ana Luiza Martins MD; Santos, Marcilea MD; Reis, Augusto Barbosa MD, PhD; Ferreira, Mauro Tostes MD, PhD; Sabbagh, Abulrahman MD; Gusmao, Sebastiao MD, PhD; Del Maestro, Rolando MD, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000001030
Cite: Oliveira, M.M., Araujo, A.B., Nicolato, A., Prosdocimi, A., Godinho, J.V., Valle, A.L.M., Santos, M., Reis, A.B., Ferreira, M.T., Sabbagh, A. and Gusmao, S., 2016. Face, content, and construct validity of brain tumor microsurgery simulation using a human placenta model. Operative Neurosurgery, 12(1), pp.61-67.
Cited by 36
2015
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SOJ Neurology (November 2015)
Fahad E. AlOtaibi, Gmaan Al Zhrani, Khalid Bajunaid, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Hamed Azarnoush, Muhammad A.S. Mullah, Abdulraham Sabbagh, Rolando F. Del Maestro.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2374-6858/2/1/00116
Cite: AlOtaibi, F., Al Zhrani, G., Bajunaid, K., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Azarnoush, H. and Mullah, M., 2015. Assessing neurosurgical psychomotor performance: role of virtual reality simulators, current and future potential. SOJ Neurol, 2(1), pp.1-7.
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Operator Experience Determines Performance in a Simulated Computer-based Brain Tumor Resection Task
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International Journal of Computer-Assist Radiology and Surgery (December 2015)
Terrell Holloway, Zachary S. Lorsch, Michael A. Chary, Stanislaw Sobotka, Maximillian M. Moore, Anthony B. Costa, Rolando F. Del Maestro, Joshua Bederson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-015-1160-y
Cite: Holloway, T., Lorsch, Z.S., Chary, M.A., Sobotka, S., Moore, M.M., Costa, A.B., Del Maestro, R.F. and Bederson, J., 2015. Operator experience determines performance in a simulated computer-based brain tumor resection task. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 10(11), pp.1853-1862.
Cited by 38
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Surgical Inovation (April 2015)
Alotaibi, F. E., AlZhrani, G. A., Sabbagh, A. J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A., & Del Maestro, R. F.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1553350615579729
Cite: Alotaibi, F.E., AlZhrani, G.A., Sabbagh, A.J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2015. Neurosurgical assessment of metrics including judgment and dexterity using the virtual reality simulator NeuroTouch (NAJD Metrics). Surgical innovation, 22(6), pp.636-642.
Cited by 46
Assessing Bimanual Performance in Brain Tumor Resection with NeuroTouch, a Virtual Reality Simulator
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Operative Neurosurgery (March 2015)
Alotaibi, F. E., AlZhrani, G. A., Mullah, M. A., Sabbagh, A. J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A., & Del Maestro, R. F.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000631
Cite: Alotaibi, F.E., AlZhrani, G.A., Mullah, M.A., Sabbagh, A.J., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2015. Assessing bimanual performance in brain tumor resection with NeuroTouch, a virtual reality simulator. Operative Neurosurgery, 11(1), pp.89-98.
Cited by 80
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Journal of Surgical Education (August 2015)
Gmaan AlZhrani, MD, Fahad Alotaibi, MD, Hamed Azarnoush, PhD, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, MD, Abdulrahman Sabbagh, MD, Khalid Bajunaid, MD, Susanne P. Lajoie, PhD, Rolando F. Del Maestro, PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.12.014
Cite: AlZhrani, G., Alotaibi, F., Azarnoush, H., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Sabbagh, A., Bajunaid, K., Lajoie, S.P. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2015. Proficiency performance benchmarks for removal of simulated brain tumors using a virtual reality simulator NeuroTouch. Journal of surgical education, 72(4), pp.685-696.
Cited by 71
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International Journal of Computer-Assist Radiology and Surgery (May 2015)
Hamed Azarnoush, Gmaan Alzhrani, Alexander Winkler-Schwartz, Fahad Alotaibi, Nicholas Gelinas-Phaneuf, Valérie Pazos, Nusrat Choudhury, Jawad Fares, Robert DiRaddo, Rolando F. Del Maestro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-014-1091-z
Cite: Azarnoush, H., Alzhrani, G., Winkler-Schwartz, A., Alotaibi, F., Gelinas-Phaneuf, N., Pazos, V., Choudhury, N., Fares, J., DiRaddo, R. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2015. Neurosurgical virtual reality simulation metrics to assess psychomotor skills during brain tumor resection. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 10(5), pp.603-618.
Cited by 98
2014
The McGill Simulator for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (MSESS): a Validation Study
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Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (October 2014)
Rickul Varshney, Saul Frenkiel, Lily HP Nguyen, Meredith Young, Rolando Del Maestro, Anthony Zeitouni, Elias Saad, W Robert J Funnell, Marc A Tewfik and National Research Council Canada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-014-0040-8
Cite: Varshney, R., Frenkiel, S., Nguyen, L.H., Young, M., Del Maestro, R., Zeitouni, A., Saad, E., Funnell, W.R.J. and Tewfik, M.A., 2014. The McGill simulator for endoscopic sinus surgery (MSESS): a validation study. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 43(1), pp.1-10.
Cited by 84
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American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy (August 2014)
Varshney, R., Frenkiel, S., Nguyen, L. H., Young, M., Del Maestro, R., Zeitouni, A., & Tewfik, M. A.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2500%2Fajra.2014.28.4046
Cite: Varshney, R., Frenkiel, S., Nguyen, L.H., Young, M., Del Maestro, R., Zeitouni, A., Tewfik, M.A. and National Research Council Canada, 2014. Development of the McGill simulator for endoscopic sinus surgery: a new high-fidelity virtual reality simulator for endoscopic sinus surgery. American journal of rhinology & allergy, 28(4), pp.330-334.
Cited by 60
Assessing Performance in Brain Tumor Resection Using a Novel Virtual Reality Simulator
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International Journal of Computer-Assist Radiology and Surgery (Jan 2014)
Nicholas Gélinas-Phaneuf, Nusrat Choudhury, Ahmed R. Al-Habib, Anne Cabral, Etienne Nadeau, Vincent Mora, Valerie Pazos, Patricia Debergue, Robert DiRaddo, Rolando F. Del Maestro
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-013-0905-8
Cite: Gélinas-Phaneuf, N., Choudhury, N., Al-Habib, A.R., Cabral, A., Nadeau, E., Mora, V., Pazos, V., Debergue, P., DiRaddo, R. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2014. Assessing performance in brain tumor resection using a novel virtual reality simulator. International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 9(1), pp.1-9.
Cited by 108
2013
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Neurosurgery (October 2013)
Rosseau, Gail MD; Bailes, Julian MD; del Maestro, Rolando MD; Cabral, Anne MEng; Choudhury, Nusrat MEng; Comas, Olivier PhD; Debergue, Patricia MEng; De Luca, Gino PhD; Hovdebo, Jordan PhD; Jiang, Di PhD; Laroche, Denis MEng; Neubauer, Andre PhD; Pazos, Valerie PhD; Thibault, Francis PhD; DiRaddo, Robert PhD
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/neurosurgery/73.suppl_1.S85
Cite: Rosseau, G., Bailes, J., del Maestro, R., Cabral, A., Choudhury, N., Comas, O., Debergue, P., De Luca, G., Hovdebo, J., Jiang, D. and Laroche, D., 2013. The development of a virtual simulator for training neurosurgeons to perform and perfect endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. Neurosurgery, 73(suppl_1), pp.S85-S93.
Cited by 111
Surgical Expertise in Neurosurgery: Integrating Theory into Practice
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Neurosurgery (October 2013)
Gélinas-Phaneuf, N., & Del Maestro, R. F.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0000000000000115
Cite: Gélinas-Phaneuf, N. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2013. Surgical expertise in neurosurgery: integrating theory into practice. Neurosurgery, 73(suppl_1), pp.S30-S38.
Cited by 84
Fundamentals of neurosurgery: virtual reality tasks for training and evaluation of technical skills
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World Neurosurgery (November 2013)
Choudhury, N., Gélinas-Phaneuf, N., Delorme, S., & Del Maestro, R.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2012.08.022
Cite: Choudhury, N., Gélinas-Phaneuf, N., Delorme, S. and Del Maestro, R., 2013. Fundamentals of neurosurgery: virtual reality tasks for training and evaluation of technical skills. World neurosurgery, 80(5), pp.e9-e19.
Cited by 162
2012
NeuroTouch: a Physics-Based Virtual Simulator for Cranial Microneurosurgery Training
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Operative Neurosurgery (September 2013)
Delorme, S., Laroche, D., DiRaddo, R., & Del Maestro, R. F.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1227/NEU.0b013e318249c744
Cite: Delorme, S., Laroche, D., DiRaddo, R. and Del Maestro, R.F., 2012. NeuroTouch: a physics-based virtual simulator for cranial microneurosurgery training. Operative Neurosurgery, 71(suppl_1), pp.ons32-ons42.
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