TY - GEN

T1 - Developing An Immersive Ultrasound Guided Needle Puncture Simulator

AU - Vidal, F. P.

AU - Villard, P.-F.

AU - Holbrey, R.

AU - John, N. W.

AU - Bello, F.

AU - Bulpitt, A.

AU - Gould, D. A.

PY - 2009/1/1

Y1 - 2009/1/1

N2 - We present an integrated system for training ultrasound guided needle puncture. Our aim is to provide a cost effective and validated training tool that uses actual patient data to enable interventional radiology trainees to learn how to carry out image-guided needle puncture. The input data required is a computed tomography scan of the patient that is used to create the patient specific models. Force measurements have been made on real tissue and the resulting data is incorporated into the simulator. Respiration and soft tissue deformations are also carried out to further improve the fidelity of the simulator.

AB - We present an integrated system for training ultrasound guided needle puncture. Our aim is to provide a cost effective and validated training tool that uses actual patient data to enable interventional radiology trainees to learn how to carry out image-guided needle puncture. The input data required is a computed tomography scan of the patient that is used to create the patient specific models. Force measurements have been made on real tissue and the resulting data is incorporated into the simulator. Respiration and soft tissue deformations are also carried out to further improve the fidelity of the simulator.

KW - image guided needle puncture training, interventional radiology training, needle puncture

M3 - Conference contribution

VL - 142

T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

SP - 398

EP - 400

BT - Proceeding of Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 (MMVR17)

PB - IOS Press

CY - Long Beach, California

T2 - Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17

Y2 - 19 January 2009 through 22 January 2009

ER -