Development of an Augmented Reality-Based Mobile Educational Platform for Ultrasound Training

Medical training organizations face difficulties providing realistic, hands-on ultrasound training due to limitations in physical models and instructor resources, leading to gaps in practical skill acquisition and remote supervision capabilities.

A medical training institution or healthcare organization seeking to enhance ultrasound procedural training through innovative AR-enabled mobile solutions.

• Develop a cross-platform mobile application that enables realistic ultrasound training using augmented reality (AR) technology.
• Implement virtual models that can be overlaid on physical ultrasound simulators through automatic recognition techniques.
• Enable trainees to perform interactive training sessions with peer collaboration and instructor oversight, including real-time training step results sharing.
• Create an administrative backend to manage organizations, users, training modules, and progress tracking.
• Incorporate a virtual model size adjustment, layer switching (skin, vessels), and model rotation features to enhance training realism.
• Design an estimation tool to calculate the durability and cost-effectiveness of training models.

• AR virtual model overlay synchronized with physical ultrasound models via automatic recognition.
• Interactive virtual models that can rotate, resize, and switch between anatomical layers such as skin and vessels.
• Multi-user training mode allowing student-student and student-instructor collaboration with shared training step results.
• An admin dashboard for managing organizations, users, training content, and progress monitoring.
• A pricing and durability calculator to assess cost-effective procurement of training hardware.
• Cross-platform compatibility supporting both iOS and Android devices.

• Physical ultrasound simulation hardware recognition system for automatic model alignment.
• Educational content management systems for training modules.
• User authentication and organization management systems.
• Remote communication tools for multi-user collaboration.

• Application performance optimized for real-time AR interactions with minimal latency.
• High security standards for user data and organizational privacy.
• Scalability to support increasing user base within multiple healthcare institutions.
• High availability and reliability of the cloud backend for uninterrupted training sessions.

The platform is expected to significantly enhance ultrasound procedural training by providing realistic, interactive AR experiences, facilitating remote supervision, and reducing reliance on physical models. This aims to improve trainee competency, accelerate learning outcomes, and enable organizations to efficiently scale their training programs.