Simulation of Ultrasound Guided Needle Insertion Procedures
Derek Magee, Yanong Zhu, David Kessel and Rish Ratnalingam


We have been developing a simulator for ultrasound guided needle insertion procedures, such as biopsies, fluid drainages etc. The purpose of this simulator is for use in the early stages of training of interventional radiologists. Training is conventionally on a "see one - do one - teach one" apprenticeship model. This is increasingly problematic with rising numbers of trainees starting each year.

Simulator overview

[Simulator overview]

Simulator in operation

[Simulator screenshot] [Using the simulator]
[Simulator setup]

Project Funding

This project is funded by the EPSRC (Ref: EP/D000289/1), the White Rose Health Innovation Partnership, and a BSIR young investigators award to Dr Ratnalingam.

Prizes

  • 1st Prize for "Publications and Training Materials" in Medipex Yorkshire and Humber NHS Innovations Competition 2007
  • 2nd Prize for ICT in Medipex national NHS Innovations Competition 2007

    Relevant Publications

  • Magee D., Zhu Y., Ratnalingam R., Gardner P., and Kessel D., An Augmented Reality Simulator for Ultrasound Guided Needle Placement Training, Journal of Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, Vol. 45, pp957-967, 2007

  • Y. Zhu, D. Magee, R. Ratnalingam, and D. Kessel, A Training System for Ultrasound-Guided Needle Insertion Procedures , Proc. International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI), pp566-574, 2007
     
  • R.A. Ratnalingam, D. Coates, J. Leong, D.O. Kessel, D. Magee, Y. Zhu, Computer assisted simulation of ultrasound guided procedures , Proc. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe Conference,, pp64, 2006 e-poster Winner of Certificate of Merit
     
  • Zhu, Y., Magee D., Ratnalingam, R., Kessel, D., A Virtual Ultrasound Imaging System for the Simulation of Ultrasound-Guided Needle Insertion Procedures Proc. Medical Image Understanding and Analysis (MIUA), pp61-65, vol 1., 2 006 PDF
     
  • Magee D. and Kessel D., A Computer Based Simulator for Ultrasound Guided Needle Insertion Procedure, Proc. IEE International Conference on Visual Information Engineering, pp301-308, 2005. Available to PDF.