The Use of Virtual Reality Echocardiography in Medical Education

被引:20
作者
O'Sullivan, Donnchadh Martin [1 ,2 ]
Foley, Ross [1 ]
Proctor, Kate [1 ]
Gallagher, Sarah [1 ]
Deery, Aoife [1 ]
Eidem, Benjamin W. [2 ]
McMahon, Colin Joseph [1 ]
机构
[1] Childrens Hlth Ireland Crumlin, Childrens Heart Ctr, Cooley Rd, Dublin D12 N512, Ireland
[2] Mayo Clin, Div Pediat Cardiol, Rochester, MN 55902 USA
关键词
Virtual reality; Echocardiography; Medical education; Training;
D O I
10.1007/s00246-021-02596-z
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Virtual reality (VR) is a relatively new technology that allows an individual to experience a virtual world. This new immersive video type may be of particular usefulness in procedure-based healthcare settings. We hypothesized that VR echocardiography was non-inferior to live demonstration. Our aim was to assess the usefulness of a VR echocardiographic approach in teaching echocardiography to pediatric trainees compared to live demonstration. This was a single center, cross-sectional observational design. We used a Garmin VIRB (R) 360 and a head-mount display to record live echocardiography exams in a pediatric population. An Oculus Go (TM) was used to view the 360 degrees immersive/VR videos. Trainees responded to a written questionnaire afterwards. Fifteen trainees participated in the study, each of whom had previously seen echocardiography through live demonstration teaching. Eleven respondents had previous hands-on echocardiography experience. All 15 participants confirmed that VR echocardiography is a useful teaching tool with 87% (n = 13) rating it as good or very good on a 5-point Likert scale. When asked to compare VR to live demonstration, 67% (n = 10) rated VR echocardiography as the same or better than live demonstration. One of the participants reported a side effect, namely mild and self-resolving dizziness. VR echocardiography is a safe, inexpensive and practical way for trainees to learn echocardiography. The addition of VR echocardiography to the arsenal of teaching tools may enrich the learning experience for trainees.
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