Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	79670
Country	Greece

Received	2022-09-05 10:05
Peer-Review Started	2022-09-05 10:08
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2022-10-31 01:10
Revised	2022-11-14 15:31
Second Decision	2023-01-03 03:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2023-01-04 19:39
Articles in Press	2023-01-04 19:39
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2023-02-06 01:15
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Exploring the use of virtual reality in surgical education
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Georgios Ntakakis, Christina Plomariti, Christos Frantzidis, Panagiotis E Antoniou, Panagiotis D Bamidis and Georgios Tsoulfas
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Georgios Ntakakis http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0902-9905 Christina Plomariti http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-5912 Panagiotis D Bamidis http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-5805 Georgios Tsoulfas http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-7962
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number “Evaluating Novel Tangible and Intangible Co-creative Experiential Medical Education” (ENTICE) Knowledge Alliances for Higher Education Project, Co-funded By The Erasmus + Programme of The European Union 612444-EPP-1-2019-1-CY-EPPKA2-KA Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI) Under The 3rd Call for HFRI PhD Fellowships 6232
Corresponding Author	Georgios Ntakakis, MSc, Research Scientist, Department of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Building D, Entrance 8, 3rd Floor Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece. gntakakis@outlook.com
Key Words	Surgical education; Virtual reality; Abdominal surgery; Simulation
Core Tip	The aim of this mini review is to explore the use of virtual reality in surgical education and in the 3D reconstruction of internal organs and viable surgical pathways. For this purpose, a non-systematic literature review is conducted and three highly influential, scientific papers have been selected and are discussed throughout the article. The main topics addressed are the use of technologies in surgical education, the methodologies for the implementation of the training systems, the evaluation approaches and the strengths and limitations of the studies. Finally, the review concludes with a comparative synthesis of the main findings and a discussion on the proposal of a system for implementing said findings on surgical education in the field of organ transplantation.
Publish Date	2023-02-16 07:33
Citation	Ntakakis G, Plomariti C, Frantzidis C, Antoniou PE, Bamidis PD, Tsoulfas G. Exploring the use of virtual reality in surgical education. World J Transplant 2023; 13(2): 36-43
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v13/i2/36.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v13.i2.36

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