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Professor Peter Schramm MD

‍“At the beginning of one’s training, it is necessary to combine what one sees with what one feels. Images alone are inadequate. But with experience, one learns to see if there has been too much pressure or tension on the catheter tip or if excessive friction has moved a vessel. And this is where the NVE module is valuable—because it makes it possible to see very subtle movements and stress situations on the monitor. For me, this level of visual accuracy and realism is an impressive achievement.”

Stephen Hamshere

"The course utilized the Mentice system, which provided a safe environment for trainees to practice the systematic steps of angiography without any exposure to harmful radiation. The feedback received from trainees was highly positive, with one participant mentioning that they had previously been unable to access the labs for some time and felt that they were missing out on valuable opportunities to train in angiography. However, with the Mentice system, they were able to continue their hands-on training to maintain their skill-set."

Milan Antić, Field Technical Engineer CRM and EP at Abbott

The CRM simulator was used a couple of times in educational workshops. The feedback is fantastic, and many implanting physicians have confirmed that the feeling of the catheter, introducer, and lead movement is phenomenal and extremely realistic. It has definitely brought a new dimension to these trainings. For all the meetings, most of our customers spent most of their time on Mentice when compared to other exhibits. Therefore, this makes it a great tool for education!

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In partnership with Siemens Healthineers

Learn how healthcare professionals on a global scale recognize that medical simulation plays a key role in improving cardiovascular training and education. Watch the short video discussion where Prof. Lassen dives into topics, such as how training can improve in specific areas, i.e., structural heart disease.

In partnership with Siemens Healthineers

Learn how Prof. Iqbal Malik recreates the clinical environment to yield the best translation to real clinical practice.

In partnership with Siemens Healthineers

Prof. Holger Nef talks through the simulated-based procedure, all the while gaining a better understanding of bifurcation strategy and hemodynamic assessment and, of course, improving operator technical skill to new standards.

Dr. Nigel Hacking, University Hospital Southampton

"There are some centers that might only be referred 3 or 4 cases a year, would you really want to be treated by somebody who is only doing that? But if they could on the simulator, once a week once a month, could do 10 or 20 other cases in the year then when they get their next case I think they’re going to do it with much more confidence."

Dr. Sachin Modi, Consultant Interventional Radiologist University Hospital Southampton, Hampshire, England

"The amount ofscenarios that can be encountered on the simulator cannot necessarily bemirrored in real life. Those using it can get to a level of expertise quickerand faster with the variety of scenarios that can be encountered insimulation."

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Dr. Timothy Bryant, Consultant Interventional Radiologist University Hospital Southampton, Hampshire, England

"Simulation gives you theopportunity to gain experience from other people’s cases. It gives you theopportunity in a condensed format to experience different anatomical variancethat might be gained in over 100 cases into 6-10."

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Liebig, Neurology Department

"We were able to publish the results of a study we did with a small group of physicians where we have put the metrics that we have created which defined individual steps and errors. And with these metrics we were able to discriminate between different levels of training, meaning between expert-level interventional neuroradiologists and people who were just at a lower or early stage of their training. Current technology is very useful for physicians at different levels of training. Beginners can start with the technology and learn the very basic skills of large vessel access. People at a more advanced level can repeat the procedure and aim at being quicker and more efficient, so I think it’s absolutely very useful.”

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Sebastian Monch, Resident Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

“Before us residents get to do an angiography in a real patient, we have to practice with a simulator. Of course, simulations are the best when they're as close to reality as possible. This here what you see behind us is the real angiography suite, which we do interventions in. It's a real setting. You have the table, you have the control panel, you have the c-arms, which you can move with the control panel. You have the real catheters, so you get to know the feeling, how it works to go up a vessel or to take that turn or this turn.”

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Dr. Kornelia Kreiser, Head of Neuroradiology at University Hospital Ulm, Germany.

"Importing actual patient cases creates access to an unlimited number of training opportunities, individual preparation, and repetition of complex cases"

Prof. Dr. Thomas Liebig, Neurology Department

If a center has a small local stroke unit and they want to offer the service of neuro-thrombectomy they might see only 20-30 cases and it's virtually impossible to keep more than one doctor skilled at this procedure with this low number of cases. If you want to offer this at a 24/7 level then you need to make up for the missing numbers of procedures, find alternatives to keep high enough skills amongst 2, 3, or 4 physicians.

Dr. Nigel Hacking, Interventional Radiologist

"PAE is one of the most complicated procedures that any interventional radiologist will have done. The anatomy is variable, the use of catheters, microcatheters is very specific. If we can use simulators to...help with some of those complex stages, then it will speed up the training and speed up the competences."

Prof. Claus Zimmer, Director of the Neuroradiology Department

“The simulation will become closer and closer to the reality. In five years, each department will have such a simulator, there will be cost reduction, I'm sure. I could imagine that you can save catheter or material you use, especially at the beginning of your time as an interventional neuroradiologist.”