EyeGuide: Wireless medical ultrasound guidance platform for needle insertion

Prosjekt teamet har jobbet med struktur og system oppsettet for bilde veiledning (programvaremodulene) parallelt med at utvikling av software og hardware har pågått. En del tester på referanse bilder er utført. Når de faktiske probene er klare for implementering kan ennå flere bilder lages og lagres i program modulene.

In this project, we will develop a wireless, highly portable and low-cost ultrasound based guidance system for needle insertion procedures. The system will be based on the wireless ultrasound technology from EyeLife AS. Department of medical technology at SINTEF has extensive experience in image guidance and ultrasound imaging and contributes as a research partner. The final system will include a wireless ultrasound probe and corresponding prototype software modules that can run on mobile devices. The software modules will be developed for relevant needle guidance procedures in anaesthesiology for pain relief (nerve blocking) and blood vessel access. The developed methods have the potential to be used in a wide variety of clinical procedures for emergency medicine, pain management and biopsy acquisition. Initial clinical testing will be performed at St. Olavs University hospital.