%0 Journal Article
%@ 2291-9279
%I JMIR Publications
%V 7
%N 2
%P e12713
%T Effect of an Augmented Reality Ultrasound Trainer App on the Motor Skills Needed for a Kidney Ultrasound: Prospective Trial
%A Ebner,Florian
%A De Gregorio,Amelie
%A Schochter,Fabienne
%A Bekes,Inga
%A Janni,Wolfgang
%A Lato,Krisztian
%+ Helios Amper Klinikum, Klinikstrasse 15, Dachau, 85221, Germany, 49 8131 764298, dr.ebner@web.de
%K ultrasound trainer
%K mobile device
%K mobile apps
%K augmented reality
%K kidney
%K sensitivity and specificity
%K ultrasonography
%K education
%K simulation training
%K telemedicine
%D 2019
%7 01.05.2019
%9 Original Paper
%J JMIR Serious Games
%G English
%X Background: Medical education is evolving from "learning by doing" to simulation-based hands-on tutorials. Objective: The aim of this prospective 2-armed study was to evaluate a newly developed augmented reality ultrasound app and its effect on educational training and diagnostic accuracy. Methods: We recruited 66 medical students and, using imaging and measuring a kidney as quality indicators, tested them on the time they needed for these tasks. Both groups used textbooks as preparation; in addition, the study group had access to a virtual ultrasound simulation app for mobile devices. Results: There was no significant difference between the study arms regarding age (P=.97), sex (P=.14), and previous ultrasound experience (P=.66). The time needed to complete the kidney measurements also did not differ significantly (P=.26). However, the results of the longitudinal kidney measurements differed significantly between the study and control groups, with larger, more realistic values in the study group (right kidney: study group median 105.3 mm, range 86.1-127.1 mm, control group median 92 mm, range 50.4-112.2 mm; P<.001; left kidney: study group median 100.3 mm, range 81.7-118.6 mm, control group median 85.3 mm, range 48.3-113.4 mm; P<.001). Furthermore, whereas all students of the study group obtained valid measurements, students of the control group did not obtain valid measurements of 1 or both kidneys in 7 cases. Conclusions: The newly developed augmented reality ultrasound simulator mobile app provides a useful add-on for ultrasound education and training. Our results indicate that medical students’ use of the mobile app for training purposes improved the quality of kidney measurements. 
%M 31042155
%R 10.2196/12713
%U http://games.jmir.org/2019/2/e12713/
%U https://doi.org/10.2196/12713
%U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31042155