Traditionally, ultrasound training requires practice on mannequins or live models, which involves high setup costs—often several million NT dollars.

By leveraging digital technology and virtual reality/extended reality (VR/ER), we developed a realistic ultrasound simulation training system.

This solution overcomes the limitations of traditional simulators—using mannequins or peer modeling—and resolves issues of time, location, space, and scheduling.

Trainees can quickly become familiar with probe handling (hands-on), achieving the goal of mastering ultrasound operation.

Journal Article

• Application of Virtual Reality in Heart Ultrasound Education.
  https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10510813

Awards

2024

• Gold Medal at the Malaysia Technology Expo – “A Novel Extended Reality Based Medical Ultrasound Educational Platform”
• Best Paper Award at the 7th IEEE Eurasia Conference on Educational Innovation – “Application of Virtual Reality in Ultrasound Training”
• National Innovation Award – “Echocardiographic Teaching Simulator Based on Micro-Metaverse, Immersive Extended Reality”

Patents

• SIMULATION TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION AND SIMULATION TRAINING METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION (NO. I876544)
• OPERATION TRAINING SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND AND OPERATION TRAINING METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND (NO. I868019)​

Monitoring Mechanism

• Team meetings are held every three to six months

Contact Window

Children's Hospital, Office of Vice Superintendent Dr. Kai-Sheng Hsieh
04-22052121 ext. 14647
005677@tool.caaumed.org.tw／kshsieh@hotmail.com