Abstract
SnappySonic provides an ultrasound acquisition replay simulator designed for public engagement and training. It provides a simple interface to allow users to experience ultrasound acquisition without the need for specialist hardware or acoustically compatible phantoms. The software is implemented in Python, built on top of a set of open source Python modules targeted at surgical innovation. The library has high potential for reuse, most obviously for those who want to simulate ultrasound acquisition, but it could also be used as a user interface for displaying high dimensional images or video data.
Highlights
The use of ultrasound acquisition simulators for medical training purposes is increasing and has been shown to provide benefit for training purposes [27, 28]
Available ultrasound simulators range from combinations of specialized hardware [6, 14, 15] that provide a tactilely realistic experience to phone based apps [1, 13] that provide convenient training examples
The aim was to demonstrate to the general public some of the challenges in interpreting ultrasound images
Summary
The use of ultrasound acquisition simulators for medical training purposes is increasing and has been shown to provide benefit for training purposes [27, 28]. The aim was to demonstrate to the general public (families and our local community) some of the challenges in interpreting ultrasound images We did this via a serious game, where the user was required to identify objects in recorded ultrasound images. An image buffer containing ultrasound images of four household items together with an example configuration file can be downloaded from the source repository. We use the issue tracker functionality of GitLab to document bug reports and feature requests and reference the issues from code commits. This creates a link between software requirements and development steps, in line with Section 6 of [26]. 4.6.2 Code repository Location: https://weisslab.cs.ucl.ac.uk/ WEISS/SoftwareRepositories/SNAPPY/ scikit-surgerytorsosimulator/ Licence: BSD Licence Date published: 31/07/19
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