A Virtual Ultrasonography Simulator for Skill Training Using Magnetic-Inertial Probe Tracking

doi:10.1109/TMECH.2023.3284535

	A Virtual Ultrasonography Simulator for Skill Training Using Magnetic-Inertial Probe Tracking
	Wang, Heng 1; Dong, Shuda 1; Yang, Qi 2; Han, Jiancheng 2; He, Ze'an 1; He, Yihua 2; Wang, Shuangyi3,4
发表期刊	IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS
ISSN	1083-4435
	2023-06-28
页码	10
通讯作者	He, Yihua(heyihuaecho@hotmail.com) ; Wang, Shuangyi(shuangyi.wang@ia.ac.cn)
摘要	Simulation-based ultrasonography training has been proven to be effective for novice practitioners to acquire operation skills. However, existing simulators are cumbersome, expensive, and sometimes fail to provide intuitive and interactive training experience. In this article, a compact, inexpensive, and interactive ultrasonography simulator is developed using magnetic-inertial 6-degree of freedom (DoF) probe pose tracking and virtual ultrasound image generation. Embedded with magnetic and inertial sensors, the sham ultrasound probe is tracked by fusing magnetic measurement of a single electromagnet embedded in the phantom and inertial measurement of the probe. Then the virtual scan plane is determined according to the estimated probe pose to slice the digital anatomical model for virtual image generation, providing visual feedback for skill training. The probe tracking accuracy is experimentally validated to be sufficiently accurate for correct image generation with the RMS position error of 3.67 mm and average orientation error of 0.74 degrees. The interactive performance of the simulator is evaluated by volunteer tests, showing shortened task completion time (40.68 s versus 50.46 s) and slightly improved accuracy of reaching target views compared to the slider control method. It is also shown that an inexperienced operator can learn to successfully acquire standard and diagnostic views of fetal hearts with congenital diseases. Due to intuitive freehand interaction, accurate probe tracking, and real-time visual guidance of ultrasound images and three-dimensional (3-D) virtual scene of the probe and anatomy, the proposed simulator can provide immersive training experience for quick ultrasound skill acquirement.
DOI	10.1109/TMECH.2023.3284535
关键词[WOS]	ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING ; ULTRASOUND
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	South China University of Technology under a startup research fund ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[62203175] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[62003339]
项目资助者	South China University of Technology under a startup research fund ; National Natural Science Foundation of China
WOS研究方向	Automation & Control Systems ; Engineering
WOS类目	Automation & Control Systems ; Engineering, Manufacturing ; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic ; Engineering, Mechanical
WOS记录号	WOS:001025546800001
出版者	IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
引用统计
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.ia.ac.cn/handle/173211/53775
专题	多模态人工智能系统全国重点实验室
通讯作者	He, Yihua; Wang, Shuangyi
作者单位	1.South China Univ Technol, Shien Ming Wu Sch Intelligent Engn, Guangzhou 511442, Peoples R China 2.Capital Med Univ Maternal Fetal Med Ctr Fetal Hear, Beijing Anzhen Hosp, Echocardiog Med Ctr, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Automat, State Key Lab Management & Control Complex Syst, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Hong Kong Inst Sci & Innovat, Ctr Artificial Intelligence & Robot, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
通讯作者单位	中国科学院自动化研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Heng,Dong, Shuda,Yang, Qi,et al. A Virtual Ultrasonography Simulator for Skill Training Using Magnetic-Inertial Probe Tracking[J]. IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS,2023:10.
APA	Wang, Heng.,Dong, Shuda.,Yang, Qi.,Han, Jiancheng.,He, Ze'an.,...&Wang, Shuangyi.(2023).A Virtual Ultrasonography Simulator for Skill Training Using Magnetic-Inertial Probe Tracking.IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS,10.
MLA	Wang, Heng,et al."A Virtual Ultrasonography Simulator for Skill Training Using Magnetic-Inertial Probe Tracking".IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS (2023):10.