VirtaMed launches obstetric ultrasound training modules

VirtaMed launched two new obstetric ultrasound trainingmodules on its GynoS simulator for transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasoundtraining during the 2019 annual conference of the American Institute ofUltrasound in Medicine (AIUM).

The standardized 20+2 approach guides clinicians through astructured routine for examining the mid-trimester fetus, including 20 planesand two overview sweeps relating to specific fetal views. This anatomicalreview includes assessment of gestational age and has the potential to exclude50 fetal abnormalities. VirtaMed’s GynoS simulator introduces the latestproprietary technology that allows the overview sweeps to be realistically practicedby freely navigating across the entire abdomen with realistic ultrasoundimages, just as in real life.

“The possibility to move the probe in a realistic way anduse the whole abdominal surface as a gate to achieve ultrasound images; that ishow ultrasound imaging is in real life,” explains Professor Dr. Josef Wisser ofZurich University Hospital. “With the VirtaMed simulator you can train how toachieve the planes as in real life, and that is the main advantage of thissimulator compared to others.”

VirtaMed’s GynoS simulator is a comprehensive and advancedsolution for obstetrics and gynecology training, including modules forhysteroscopy, IUD placement and embryo transfer. The new obstetric ultrasoundmodules are available on the same platform, helping teaching institutions tosave space and money with the multifunctional simulator. First trimesterexaminations are available through VirtaMed’s Transvaginal Ultrasound module,which gives clinicians the opportunity to practice identifying fetal viability,including extrauterine pregnancies.

The company has also created a new portable version of theGynoS simulator, with a touch screen and high-power PC. The device enablesrealistic ultrasound graphics beyond the laptop-based portable systems thatVirtaMed previously used.