Virtual guidance: a new technique to empower point-of-care ultrasound in remote or extreme environments

Purpose Remote guidance techniques have been developed by NASA researchers to allow non-clinicians to perform complex ultrasound examinations on the International Space Station to increase clinical diagnostic capabilities. Real-time or near real-time communication will not be an option for missions...

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Published in:Critical ultrasound journal 2010-01, Vol.2 (1), p.19-24
Main Authors: Mercado-Young, R., Martin, D. S., Caine, T., O’Connell, K., Garcia, K., Sargsyan, A., Platts, S., Dulchavsky, S. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical Care Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Imaging
Intensive
Interventional Radiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
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Radiology
Ultrasound
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Summary:Purpose Remote guidance techniques have been developed by NASA researchers to allow non-clinicians to perform complex ultrasound examinations on the International Space Station to increase clinical diagnostic capabilities. Real-time or near real-time communication will not be an option for missions beyond the Earth and Moon; non-experts will have to scan autonomously. We investigated the ability of non-experts to perform point-of-care ultrasound in a remote location using “virtual guidance”, consisting of a video-based training and troubleshooting guide to acquire cardiac ultrasound images. Methods Non-expert operators ( n  = 4) reviewed a short (
ISSN:2036-3176
2036-7902
2524-8987
DOI:10.1007/s13089-010-0035-2