@inproceedings{f83dcc9404f44f388b56cadb8c5cb05a,
title = "Face validation of the virtual basic laparoscopic skill trainer (VBLaST{\texttrademark})e",
abstract = "The Virtual Basic Laparoscopic Skill Trainer (VBLaST {\texttrademark}) is a virtual-reality alternative for the Foundations of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) trainer system. In this work we present the results from our face validation expriments for the VBLaST. We have shown that the VBLaST simulator has excellent face validity in portraying the FLS tasks as well as interface and movements of the tool.",
keywords = "Face validity, FLS trainer, Surgical simulators",
author = "Ganesh Sankaranarayanan and Sreekanth Arikatla and Henry Lin and Daniel Jones and Suvranu De",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.3233/978-1-58603-964-6-286",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781586039646",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press",
pages = "286--288",
booktitle = "Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 - NextMed",
note = "17th Annual MMVR Conference - NextMed: Design for/the Well Being, MMVR17 2009 ; Conference date: 19-01-2009 Through 22-01-2009",
}