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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94628, first published .
Surgeon uses VR headset and controllers for virtual bladder surgery simulation

Immersive 3D vs Physical Simulation in Training Novices for Laser-Based Endourological Procedures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Immersive 3D vs Physical Simulation in Training Novices for Laser-Based Endourological Procedures: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Joséphine-Charlotte Coleman   1 , MD ;   Matthias J Witti   1, 2 , PhD ;   Natalia Wirtz   3, 4 , PhD ;   Maximilian Aumiller   3, 4 , PhD ;   Adrian Rühm   3, 4 , Dr rer nat ;   Ronald Sroka   3, 4 , Prof Dr ;   Tamira Büttner   5 , MSc ;   Benedikt Duckworth-Mothes   6 , Dr rer nat ;   Matthias Stadler   1 , Prof Dr

1 Institute of Medical Education, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Munich, Germany

2 Department of Medicine IV, LMU University Hospital, LMU Medizin, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

3 Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE (Laser- und Immunologie-Forschungs-Einrichtungen) Center, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

4 Department of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

5 medverse GmbH, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

6 Institut für klinische Anatomie und Zellanalytik, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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