Augmented reality needle guidance improves facet joint injection training

Tamas Ungi; Caitlin T. Yeo; Paweena U-Thainual; Robert C. McGraw; Gabor Fichtinger

doi:10.1117/12.877830

1 March 2011 Augmented reality needle guidance improves facet joint injection training

Tamas Ungi, Caitlin T. Yeo, Paweena U-Thainual, Robert C. McGraw, Gabor Fichtinger

Proceedings Volume 7964, Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling; 79642E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877830
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2011, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, United States

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine if medical trainees would benefit from augmented reality image overlay and laser guidance in learning how to set the correct orientation of a needle for percutaneous facet joint injection. METHODS: A total of 28 medical students were randomized into two groups: (1) The Overlay group received a training session of four insertions with image and laser guidance followed by two insertions with laser overlay only; (2) The Control group was trained by carrying out six freehand insertions. After the training session, needle trajectories of two facet joint injections without any guidance were recorded by an electromagnetic tracker and were analyzed. Number of successful needle placements, distance covered by needle tip inside the phantom and procedural time were measured to evaluate performance. RESULTS: Number of successful placements was significantly higher in the Overlay group compared to the Control group (85.7% vs. 57.1%, p = 0.038). Procedure time and distance covered inside phantom have both been found to be less in the Overlay group, although not significantly. CONCLUSION: Training with augmented reality image overlay and laser guidance improves the accuracy of facet joint injections in medical students learning image-guided facet joint needle placement.

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Tamas Ungi, Caitlin T. Yeo, Paweena U-Thainual, Robert C. McGraw, and Gabor Fichtinger "Augmented reality needle guidance improves facet joint injection training", Proc. SPIE 7964, Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 79642E (1 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877830

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