SDMS CME Credit – A Product Evaluation of Augmented Reality Equipment Coupled to Diagnostic Medical Sonography: A Potential Equipment and Ergonomic Innovation

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Authors: Kevin D. Evans, PhD, MA, RT, RDMS, RVS, FSDMS, FAIUM, Peter Bradbury, BS, Isaiah W. Bloom, BS, and Menglin Xu, PhD

Category: Other [OT]

Credit: 1.00 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• • Describe how augmented reality (AR) equipment can be coupled with diagnostic medical sonography.

• • Discuss the prospective benefits of AR with regard to sonography.

• • Explain the various areas of application for AR in the field of sonography.

1. What was used to evaluate participants’ postures and positions in this study?

2. B. Posture and Postural Ability Scale (PPAS)

3. C. Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)

4. D. 3D Body Scanners

The overlaying of digital content onto the real world refers to what technology?

A. Artificial intelligence (AI)

B. Virtual reality (VR)

C. Augmented reality (AR)

D. Artificial reality (AR)

According to the article, what percentage of sonographers and vascular technologists report working in pain?

A. 20 - 30%

B. 35 - 45%

C. 60 - 70%

D. 80 - 90%

How long was the educational session, which was devoted to reviewing and assisting participants to gain mastery of the augmented reality ultrasound (AR US) system?

A. 30 minutes

B. 1 hour

C. 2 hours

D. 3 hours

The participants of the study completed a sonogram of what structure with both AR US and the 2-dimensional ultrasound (2D US) systems?

A. Aorta

B. Thyroid gland

C. Uterus

D. Common femoral vein

The cohort of the study in the article consisted of how many total participants?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 16

D. 20

According to the article, what factor did sonographers rate as being significant in contributing to work related pain?

A. Disruptions to overall workflow

B. Subpar ergonomics

C. Patient obesity

D. Outdated equipment

According to Nguyen et al., studies conducted with similar AR US systems demonstrated how much improvement in novice sonography exam times?

A. 5%

B. 11%

C. 17%

D. 23%

According to the article and in the current study, what were the RULA median wrist scores when using AR US?

A. 2.7

B. 3.5

C. 4.6

D. 5.1

According to the article, what was the most significant limitation in this study?

A. Descriptive research design

B. Large sample of users

C. Low levels of lighting

D. Too many types of sonographic examinations

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