title: A New Design for Airway Management Training with Mixed Reality and High Fidelity Modeling.
abstract: Restoring airway function is a vital task in many medical scenarios. Although various simulation tools have been available for learning such skills, recent research indicated that fidelity in simulating airway management deserves further improvements. In this study, we designed and implemented a new prototype for practicing relevant tasks including laryngoscopy, intubation and cricothyrotomy. A large amount of anatomical details or landmarks were meticulously selected and reconstructed from medical scans, and 3D-printed or molded to the airway intervention model. This training model was augmented by virtually and physically presented interactive modules, which are interoperable with motion tracking and sensor data feedback. Implementation results showed that this design is a feasible approach to develop higher fidelity airway models that can be integrated with mixed reality interfaces.
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Yunhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hananel
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Zichen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Crist
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballas
authors.affiliation: RDECOM, Army Research Laboratory.
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norfleet
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Troy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reihsen
authors.affiliation: CREST, University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sweet
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D000070856:High Fidelity Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008954:Models, Biological; D066230:Patient-Specific Modeling; D014584:User-Computer Interface