VULCAN
VULCAN was built upon the Flexible Ultrasound System (FUS), an open ultrasound system developed by NASA in conjunction with GE. The application is designed to provide professional level guidance to inexperienced or novice ultrasound operators when a trained operator was unavailable, such as deep space missions.
Images captured on the ultrasound are fed through our machine learning system where the images are classified and then sent to the HoloLens.
Using a magnetic tracking system we are able to track the probe and use this information to both inform the machine learning system and provide accurate holographic overlays.
Making a Complex System Accessible
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Free-floating holographic displays allow the ultrasound operator to place the control window anywhere in their space. The ultrasound capture parameters can be controlled through the HoloLens.
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Patient internals aid the operator in placing the probe in the optimal location. Internal models can be tailored to each individual, providing accurate guidance for each patient.
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The ultrasound image is rendered at the probe location, allowing the operator to focus on the probe placement and the ultrasound feed simultaneously.
Machine learning analyzes the ultrasound feed and provides guidance to the user, telling them what they are looking at and if the probe is optimally placed.
