Novel Three-Dimensionally Printed Ultrasound Probe Simulator and Heart Model for Transthoracic Echocardiography Education

• Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia Vol. 37; no. 9; pp. 1813 - 1818
• Main Authors: Bu, Yifan, Sharkey, Aidan, Bose, Ruma, Rehman, Taha Abdul, Saeed, Shirin, Khan, Adnan, Yunus, Rayaan, Mahmood, Feroze, Matyal, Robina, Neves, Sara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Echocardiography - methods; education; Heart - diagnostic imaging; Humans; Models, Anatomic; Printing, Three-Dimensional; simulation; three-dimensional printing; transthoracic echocardiography; Ultrasonography; transthoracic echocardiography; education; simulation; three-dimensional printing

Simulation-based training is an essential component in the education of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). Nevertheless, current TTE teaching methods may be subject to certain limitations. Hence, the authors in this study aimed to invent a novel TTE training system employing three-dimensional (3D...