Development of a Duplex Ultrasound Simulator and Preliminary Validation of Velocity Measurements in Carotid Artery Models

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first simulation of duplex ultrasound that can create and display real-time color Doppler images and Doppler spectral waveforms. The results demonstrate that an examiner can measure PSV from the spectral waveforms using the settings on the simulator with a mean absolute error in the velocity measurement of less than 10%. With the addition of cases with a range of pathologies, this duplex ultrasound simulator will be a useful tool for training health-care providers in vascular ultrasound applications and for assessing their skills in an objective and quantitative manner.
Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Manuscripts Source Type: research