A virtual reality simulator combining a learning environment and clinical case database for image-guided prostate biopsy

Author

Selmi, Sonia-Yuki ; Fiard, Gaelle ; Promayon, Emmanuel ; Vadcard, Lucile ; Troccaz, Jocelyne

Author_Institution

UJF-Grenoble 1, Grenoble, France

fYear

2013

fDate

20-22 June 2013

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

184

Abstract

The recent availability of navigation systems for mapping and targeting of transrectal ultrasound (TRUSS) guided prostate biopsies revealed new opportunities in training the clinician. This paper describes a simulator for TRUSS guided prostate biopsy that offers similar information, enhanced by a complete learning environment. Various exercises have been developed in accordance with a didactical study identifying the training needs. A dedicated clinical case database fed by a prostate navigation system provides a large patient prostate image database that covers the main situations encountered during clinical practice. A haptic device is used to enable complete biopsy procedures or practice specific tasks. This paper also presents work in progress of the evaluation of such a simulator.

Keywords

biological organs; biomedical ultrasonics; learning (artificial intelligence); medical image processing; navigation; ultrasonic imaging; virtual reality; visual databases; clinical practice; clinician training; complete learning environment; dedicated clinical case database; didactical study; haptic device; image-guided prostate biopsy; patient prostate image database; prostate navigation system; transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy mapping; transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy targeting; virtual reality simulator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Porto

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CBMS.2013.6627785

Filename

6627785