Coloscopy for the prevention of colorectal carcinoma is one of the most frequently applied endoscopic medical examinations. Despite detailed and evidence based guidelines, the advanced education in endoscopy of physicians and non-medical staff is often based on learning by doing. A central, guideline based educational programme thus cannot be acertained. Simulator traing focussing on the trainee has proven effective. But this has not been adopted in general due to the high expenses linked to endoscopy simulators and the necessary instruction time to convey basic guideline knowledge. Virtual Reality (VR) allows for a more cost-efficient simulation of a complete endoscopic environment in a riskless setting. The VIGATU project aims at developping a VR based learning and teaching system to enable physicians and other medical personell to acquire knowledge and abilities to carry out guidline compliant endoscopic interventions.
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