Design and evaluation of an immersive ultrasound-guided locoregional anesthesia simulator

Abstract

Figure 1: The user interface of the immersive ultrasound-guided locoregional anesthesia simulator. (Bottom left) The Virtual scene with the virtual instruments manipulated by the user and the ultrasound screen displays the ultrasound image.

LiVRSono - Virtual Reality Training with Haptics for Intraoperative Ultrasound

“…Similarly to Simon et al [44], our evaluation revealed that the haptic feedback is the main limitation of face validation. Although the haptic feedback does not realistically simulate touch sensations from a real liver, nearly all participants stated that the haptic feedback is supportive.…”

“…However, only a few approaches focus on US training directly addressing visuospatial skills. Simon et al [44] identified the lack of training focusing on hand-eye coordination in the case of US-guided needle intervention for anesthesia. To manipulate the US probe and needle, they used two Geomagic Touch devices.…”