School of Computing, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2012 Dec;59(12):3475-81. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2219307. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
Image-guided needle placement, including ultrasound (US)-guided techniques, have become commonplace in modern medical diagnosis and therapy. To ensure that the next generations of physicians are competent using this technology, efficient and effective educational programs need to be developed. This paper presents the Perk Tutor: a configurable, open-source training platform for US-guided needle insertions. The Perk Tutor was successfully tested in three different configurations to demonstrate its adaptability to different procedures and learning objectives. 1) The Targeting Tutor, designed to develop US-guided needle targeting skills, 2) the Lumbar Tutor, designed for practicing US-guided lumbar spinal procedures, and (3) the Prostate Biopsy Tutor, configured for US-guided prostate biopsies. The Perk Tutor provides the trainee with quantitative feedback on progress toward the specific learning objectives of each configuration. Configurations were implemented through simple rearrangement of hardware and software components, attesting to the modularity and ease of configuration. The Perk Tutor is provided as a free resource to enable research and development of educational programs for US-guided intervention.
图像引导下的针放置，包括超声（US）引导技术，已成为现代医学诊断和治疗的常规手段。为了确保下一代医生能够熟练使用这项技术，需要开发高效、有效的教育计划。本文介绍了 Perk Tutor：一种用于超声引导下针插入的可配置、开源培训平台。Perk Tutor 在三种不同的配置中进行了成功测试，以证明其对不同程序和学习目标的适应性。1）用于开发 US 引导下的针靶向技能的 Targeting Tutor，2）用于练习 US 引导下的腰椎程序的 Lumbar Tutor，以及 3）用于 US 引导下的前列腺活检的 Prostate Biopsy Tutor。Perk Tutor 为学员提供了针对每个配置的具体学习目标的定量反馈。通过简单地重新排列硬件和软件组件来实现配置，证明了其模块化和易于配置的特点。Perk Tutor 作为一种免费资源提供，以支持超声引导干预教育计划的研究和开发。
