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Miniature C-arm simulator using wireless accelerometer based tracking
- Source :
- Medical Imaging: Image-Guided Procedures, Medical Biophysics Publications
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- SPIE, 2020.
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Abstract
- © 2020 SPIE. C-Arm positioning for interventional spine procedures can often be associated with a steep learning curve. The current training standards involve using real X-rays on cadavers or via apprenticeship-based programs. To help limit excess radiation exposure, several radiation-free training systems have been proposed in the literature but there lacks a hands-on, cost-effective simulator that does not require access to a physical C-Arm. In order to expand the accessibility of radiation-free C-Arm training, we have developed a 10:1 scaled down C-Arm simulator using 3D-printed parts and wireless accelerometers for tracking. We generated Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs (DRRs) in real-time using a 1-dimensional transfer function operating on a ray-traced projection of a patient CT scan. To evaluate the efficacy of the system as a training tool, we conducted a user study in which anesthesiology and orthopedic residents were evaluated on the accuracy of their C-Arm placement for three standard views used in spinal injection procedures. Both the experimental group and control group were given the same evaluation task with the experimental group receiving 5 minutes of training on the system using real-time DRRs and a standardized two page curriculum on proper image acquisition. The experimental group achieved an angular error of 4.76±1.66° which was lower than the control group at 6.88±3.67° and the overall feedback of the system was positive based on a Likert scale questionnaire filled out by each participant. The results indicate that our system has high potential for improving C-Arm placement in interventional spine procedures and we plan to conduct a follow-up study to evaluate the long-term training capabilities of the simulator.
- Subjects :
- medicine.diagnostic_test
Computer science
business.industry
Tracking
education
Accelerometer
Tracking (particle physics)
Task (project management)
Likert scale
Learning curve
Fluoroscopy
Simulator
Medical Biophysics
medicine
Wireless
Digitally reconstructed radiograph
Radiation-free
C-Arm
Projection (set theory)
business
Simulation
Subjects
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical Imaging 2020: Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modeling
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d7aa22f7ce4e25cd7d1bdceefa972590
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2547388