A Needle Guidance Device Improves the In-Plane Ultrasound-Guided Imaging in Medical Students' Education

A needle guidance device appears to improve the needle puncture speed and the quality of the needle visualization in the ultrasound-guided in-plane technique on both horizontal and inclined surfaces by novice medical students, compared with freehand.

Authors

Atsushi Kobayashi
Masahiko Ohashi
Akira Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5266-957X)
Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Yoshiki Nakajima
Tetsuro Kimura

Institutions

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (JP)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2025-06-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86209
Primary Topic: Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
Type: article
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A Needle Guidance Device Improves the In-Plane Ultrasound-Guided Imaging in Medical Students' Education

Atsushi Kobayashi, Masahiko Ohashi, Akira Suzuki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita et al.

Jun 17, 2025

Cureus

Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

article

A Needle Guidance Device Improves the In-Plane Ultrasound-Guided Imaging in Medical Students' Education

Atsushi Kobayashi, Masahiko Ohashi, Akira Suzuki, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Yoshiki Nakajima, Tetsuro Kimura

June 17, 2025article en

Abstract

CureusVol. 17(6)

Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (JP)

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Ultrasound in Clinical Applications

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