HoloUS: Augmented Reality Visualization of Live Ultrasound Images Using HoloLens for Ultrasound-guided Procedures
Children's National Research Institute
Summary
Many medical procedures are done with the aid of ultrasound imaging, but they remain difficult to learn and perform. This study will use augmented reality technology for making these procedures potentially more intuitive, easier, more precise, and safer.
Description
Minimally invasive ultrasound-guided procedures are a mainstay of modern medicine and the number of such procedures continues to grow. Safe, efficient, and precise execution of these procedures requires a clear visualization of the target anatomy and the interventional device (e.g., a needle). While sustained advances in ultrasound technology have led to greatly enhanced visualization of the anatomy and the needle with high image quality, hand-eye coordination of the practitioner continues to be a challenge. In order to properly position the interventional device, the practitioner must alterna…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Employees of the institution over 18 years. * Volunteers participants who provide oral consent. * For expert group, participants who have been trained to perform and are comfortable with point-of-care ultrasound procedures (e.g., residents, fellows, attendings, vascular access PAs/NPs). Exclusion Criteria: * Any previous experience or training using the current version of the HoloUS app on the HoloLens.
Interventions
- DeviceHoloUS app for ultrasound visualization
Study participants will wear HoloLens see-through glasses and use the HoloUS app for ultrasound visualization in the conduct of a vascular access procedure in a phantom.
Location
- Children's National HospitalWashington D.C., District of Columbia