title: A cost effective simulator for education of ultrasound image interpretation and probe manipulation.
abstract: Ultrasonography is the lowest cost no risk medical imaging technique. However, reading an ultrasonographic (US) image as well as performing a good US probe positioning remain difficult tasks. Education in this domain is today performed on patients, thus limiting it to the most common cases. In this paper, we present a cost effective simulator that allows US image practice and realistic probe manipulation from CT data. More precisely, we tackle the issue of providing a realistic interface for the probe manipulation with a basic haptic feedback.
authors.affiliation: IRCAD Taiwan, Medical Imaging Team, 1-6 Lugong Road, Lukang 505, Taiwan. stephane.nicolau@ircad.fr
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nicolau
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vemuri
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charnoz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hostettler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forest
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marescaux
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008954:Models, Biological; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014110:Touch; D014159:Transducers / Q000191:economics; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface