超音波診断支援のためのOST-HMDを用いた負荷可視化・視線誘導システムの構築

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Echography is an imaging diagnostic method that has advantages of low cost, minimally invasive, real time, compactness, and simplicity. Examination with echography greatly depends on the expertise and experience of an operator. So, it is difficult to obtain standard cross sections if a person who handles the probe beside the patient is not skilled in echography. On the other hand, doctor and ultrasonographer who operate it has mental and physical burden. So, it is required the system that reduces the physical burden on the ultrasonographer and reduces the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. In this paper, we have constructed the ultrasound diagnosis support system that superimposes and displays biological information and acquired echograms in real time using a optical see-through head mounted display to the ultrasonographer with the aim of providing visual feedback of the physical burden on the ultrasonographer.