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Immersive virtual reality versus three-dimensional images: is there a difference in their value for understanding mediastinal anatomy and surgery?

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  1. Department of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 20, Plateon Street, 23100, Sparta, Greece

    Dimitrios Chytas

  2. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75, Mikras Asias Street, 11527, Athens, Greece

    Marios Salmas & Theano Demesticha

  3. School of Medicine, University of Crete, 71003, Heraklion, Greece

    Andreas Stavroulakis

  4. Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences of Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    George Noussios

  5. 75, Theotokopoulou Street, 11144, Athens, Greece

    Dimitrios Chytas

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Chytas, D., Salmas, M., Demesticha, T. et al. Immersive virtual reality versus three-dimensional images: is there a difference in their value for understanding mediastinal anatomy and surgery?. Surg Today 53, 858–859 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-022-02547-y

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