Entries by Pattie Hall

Virtual Reality Modeling for Case-Specific Presurgical Discussions in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery

Taku Sugiyama, MD, PhD, Tod Clapp, PhD, Jordan Nelson, BS, Chad Eitel, BS, Hiroaki Motegi, MD, PhD, Naoki Nakayama, MD, PhD, Tsukasa Sasaki, RT, Kikutaro Tokairin, MD, PhD, Masaki Ito, MD, PhD, Ken Kazumata, MD, PhD, Kiyohiro Houkin, MD, PhD Click here to read the peer-reviewed article as published in Operative Neurosurgery (Oxford Academic). OBJECTIVE: […]

Colorado State University’s Large-Scale Virtual Reality Deployment during COVID-19

OBJECTIVE:Investigate VR as an effective alternative to in-person cadaveric laboratories. Confirm VR improves student engagement, increases student knowledge acquisition and retention of anatomical spatial relationships. RESULTS: High level of student engagement and satisfaction Extensive positive feedback of the program’s design, flexibility and components 75% saw utility in VR as a supplemental tool or greater in […]

Enhancing the Patient Experience & Changing the Standard of Care at CU Anschutz Medical Campus

OBJECTIVE:Confirm that Virtual Reality / 3D imaging enhances patient understanding and compliance. RESULTS: Patient education is lacking with current methods Patients want to be thoroughly informed VR was ranked the most preferred tool (81%) by patients and provided significantly higher level of understanding over current methods VR may be best educational tool to convey complex […]