title: Patient-specific cases for an ultrasound training simulator.
abstract: We present a laptop-based ultrasound training simulator and a novel method for creation of patient-specific training datasets. The simulator consists of a laptop computer, a peripheral probe interface device with an embedded three-degree-of-freedom orientation sensor, a virtual US probe, a virtual patient model, a simulated US brightness scan (B-scan). Simulated B-scans are rendered from US volumes, which are synthesized using volume reconstruction methods from two-dimensional US imagery captured in a data acquisition stage from clinical patients. This methodology enables creation of patient-specific ultrasound simulation datasets for training purposes.
authors.affiliation: Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT), UCLA Computer Science Department, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. kpetrinec@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Kresimir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Petrinec
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savitsky
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hein
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface