MIT Media Lab

Researchers from the Media Lab’s Conformable Decoders group have developed a new approach to ultrasound imaging that allows the user to visualize a 3D augmented-reality image, making it easier to identify and analyze the object being scanned. The system could improve the training process for ultrasound technicians and other healthcare providers. It could also be deployed for use in hospitals, for tasks such as using ultrasound to place a needle in the right location for a biopsy.

“For training, this could make ultrasound more intuitive and more understandable. On the clinical side, it could be less time-consuming, more accurate, and also give health care providers more peace of mind. They wouldn’t have to wonder if they missed anything,” says Professor Canan Dagdeviren, the senior author of the study.

Authors: Jason F. Hou, Shrihari Viswanath, Cinay Dilibal, Bowen Wu, Tanisha Shende, and Canan Dagdeviren

Augmented reality system could make medical ultrasounds easier to interpret MIT researchers developed a new approach to ultrasound imaging that allows the user to visualize a 3D, augmented-reality image of the object being scanned. This technique could be deployed in hospitals or used to assist training technicians in ultrasound interpretation.