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Simulated ultrasound-guided needle insertion for kidney procedures
Key Investigators
- Lyla Mu (Robarts)
- Tamas Ungi (Queen’s)
Project Description
Create a low-cost simulator for ultraosund-guided needle insertions with simulated kidney
Objective
- Simulate ultrasound and needle with ARUCO tracking
- Visualize in SlicerVR
Approach and Plan
- Start from US simulated project at last project week and set it for kidney
- Test SlicerVR for visualization
Progress and Next Steps
Illustrations
![Description of picture](/PW29_2018_London_Canada/Projects/UltrasoundKidneySimulator/Kidney-and-Needle.PNG)
![Some more images](/PW29_2018_London_Canada/Projects/UltrasoundKidneySimulator/setup.jpeg)
Background and References
- Source code: https://github.com/Lyla-M/SlicerWeek
- Documentation: https://uwoca-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/ymu2_uwo_ca/EXJa9eaoqh1KicOWnQV8bWsBKeiZLQC7Th-wl4dSaBbBJw?e=4BBl4O
- Test data: https://link.to.test.data