The Role of Simulation Technology For Skills Acquisition in Image guided Surgery

Does training in a virtual reality simulator improve surgical performance?
Ahlberg G, Heikkinen T, Iselius L, Leijonmarck CE, Rutqvist J, Arvidsson D.
Surg Endosc. 2002 Jan; 16(1):126-9.

Is the learning curve for laparoscopic fundoplication determined by the teacher or the pupil?
Ahlberg G, Kruuna O, Leijonmarck CE, Ovaska J, Rosseland A, Sandbu R, Stromberg C, Arvidsson D
Am J Surg. 2005 Feb; 189(2):184-9.

Virtual reality colonoscopy simulation: a compulsory practice for the future colonoscopist?
Ahlberg G, Hultcrantz R, Jaramillo E, Lindblom A, Arvidsson D.
Endoscopy. 2005 Dec; 37(12):1198-204.

Proficiency-based virtual reality training significantly reduces the error rate for residents during their first 10 laparoscopic cholecystectomies.
Ahlberg G, Enochsson L, Gallagher AG, Hedman L, Hogman C, McClusky DA 3rd, Ramel S, Smith CD, Arvidsson D.
Am J Surg. 2007 Jun;193(6):797-804.