Hands-On Virtual Reality Technology for Clinical Education and Training

描述(由申请人提供)：项目摘要实践培训是一种被广泛接受的培训方法。对于学习临床程序来说尤其如此，因为如果没有适当的培训，这些程序可能会很复杂，很难掌握。基于虚拟现实(VR)的培训系统在培训操作员方面可以非常成功，因为它们可以作为进修者随时随地访问，而不需要培训员，可以模拟各种场景，可以客观地监控受训者的表现并提供反馈。Yantric Inc.提议为临床教育和培训开发一个全面的动手虚拟现实系统，这是国家研究资源中心(NCRR)的优先事项。在这一阶段的工作中，我们将开发一种中心静脉导管插入训练器，并在超声引导下进行，因为这些程序越来越多地在各种情况下进行。扬特在开发医学模拟系统方面拥有丰富的经验，我们将充分利用我们现有的硬件和软件架构来设计和开发该系统。在这一第一阶段工作结束时，该系统将由以下关键组成部分组成。(1)超声引导下锁骨下中心静脉置管的医学模拟训练系统。(2)通用用户界面和教学内容呈现：基于浏览器，使用HTML/CSS开发，支持教学内容呈现。(3)3D解剖查看器和交互式模拟应用程序(4)包含触觉界面的定制盒子，允许用户将真实的器械插入设备中，包括针、导丝和导管。(5)超声模拟模块，集成在模拟超声探头内的六自由度位置和方位传感器。在商业潜力方面，对拟议的基于VR的中心静脉导管插入术的需求很大。由外科医生和介入放射科医生执行的此类程序越来越多，而且程序非常复杂，因此对良好的训练模拟器的需求很大。一旦我们的培训系统被开发出来，它就可以集体安装在教育机构、医疗机构、医院、紧急护理或保健中心、诊所、实验室和放射中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary Hands-on training is a widely accepted methodology for training. This is especially true for learning clinical procedures as they can be complicated and difficult to master without proper training. Virtual Reality (VR) based training systems can be highly successful in training operators because they can be accessed anytime anywhere as a refresher without the need for a trainer, can simulate various scenarios, can objectively monitor a trainee's performance and provide feedback. Yantric Inc proposes to develop a comprehensive hands-on virtual reality based system for clinical education and training, which is a priority for the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). In this phase I effort, we will develop a central venous catheter insertion trainer with ultrasound guidance as these procedures are being increasingly performed in a wide variety of scenarios. Yantric has vast experience in developing medical simulation systems and we will take full advantage of our existing hardware and software architecture for the design and development of this system. At the end of this Phase I effort the system will consist of the following key components. (1) A medical simulation and training system for the infraclavicular central venous catheter insertion procedure with ultrasound guidance. (2) General user interface and didactic content presentation: Browser based, developed with HTML / CSS, with support for didactic content presentation. (3) 3D Anatomical Viewer and Interactive simulation application (4) A customized box containing a haptic interface that allows the user to insert real instruments, including needles, guide wires and catheters into the device. (5) An ultrasound simulation module, integrated with a 6DOF position and orientation sensor embedded within a mock ultrasound probe. In terms of commercial potential, there is a large demand for the proposed VR based central venous catheter insertion procedure. There is an increasing number of such procedures being performed by surgeons and interventional radiologists and is a complex enough procedure that there is a strong demand for a good training simulator. Once our training system is developed it can be installed en masse at educational facilities, medical institutions, hospitals, urgent care or health care centers, clinics, laboratories, and radiology centers.