In-field FAST Procedure Support and Automation

描述（由申请方提供）：创伤超声聚焦评估（FAST）程序是一种用于识别腹膜内出血或心包填塞的超声检查。FAST涉及检测来自四个特定腹部区域的超声图像中的游离液体。对FAST结果阳性的不稳定患者进行手术，倾向于观察阴性结果的稳定患者。 我们建议开发必要的硬件和图像分析算法，为新手超声操作员执行挽救生命的FAST程序。拟议的系统将包括一个低成本的超声探头，连接到一个坚固的平板电脑，运行创新的计算机视觉算法，嵌入在一个直观的应用程序。使用该系统，新手操作员将被视觉引导以从腹部位置获取超声图像并量化这些图像中的自由流体。 我们初步部署该系统的目标是3级和4级创伤 中心.这些中心必须经常为数百甚至数千英里的地区提供服务;然而，它们通常人手不足，设备不足。 该提案由医学博士杰弗里·洛厄尔（Jeffrey Lowell）临床推动。他是USNR创伤外科医生，最近被部署到Landstuhl地区医疗中心，这是美国以外唯一的一级创伤中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) procedure is an ultrasound examination performed to identify intra-peritoneal hemorrhage or pericardial tamponade. FAST involves the detection of free fluid in ultrasound images from four specific abdominal areas. Unstable patients with positive FAST results are operated on, and stable patients with negative results tend to be observed. We propose to develop the hardware and image analysis algorithms necessary for novice ultrasound operators to perform life-saving FAST procedures. The proposed system will consist of a low-cost ultrasound probe, connected to a ruggedize tablet computer, running innovative computer vision algorithms, embedded in an intuitive application. Using that system, a novice operator will be visually guided to acquire ultrasound images from the abdominal locations and quantify the free fluid in those images. The target for our initial deployment of the system is level 3 and 4 trauma centers. These centers must often serve areas spanning hundreds and even thousands of miles; however, they are typically under-staffed and under-equipped. The proposal is being clinically driven by Jeffrey Lowell, MD. He is a USNR Trauma Surgeon, and he was recently deployed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the only Level I Trauma Center outside the U.S.