Purpose
We have created an augmented reality application that enables the user to simulate a CT biopsy using a simple home computer with a webcam.
Due to the disruption of many of the educational activities in the current climate relating to COVID-19, this offers an opportunity for students and trainees to gain some practical skills and motivation in relation to surgery.
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of using the Augmented Reality to simulate a CT biopsy on an agar phantom.

Methods
We invited 12 Radiology trainees to use the software during a training day. All participants were given an information leaflet and asked to fill in a consent form.
They were asked to fill in a feedback form which asked which was anonymised and stored in a database. Participants were asked to rate the software in terms of the accuracy in comparison to an actual CT guided biopsy from 1 to 5 (1 - not accurate, 5 - accurate representation).
Results
The results were positive with participants rating the simulation of the procedure, accuracy of the needle placement and the haptic feedback from the gelatinphantom as 3.8 out of 5, 3.5 out of 5 and 3.3 of 5 respectively.
Comments included that it was a "great experience" and "interesting idea" and "the needle placement and visualisation can be a little challenging on the software"

Conclusion
We are taking the results of the feedback and are planning to improve the software.
After this, we aim to re-evaluate the software on future training days to see if the changes made improve the efficacy of the training . Any successful solution could benefit other training centers.

**Purpose**
We have created an augmented reality application that enables the user to simulate a CT biopsy using a simple home computer with a webcam.
Due to the disruption of many of the educational activities in the current climate relating to COVID-19, this offers an opportunity for students and trainees to gain some practical skills and motivation in relation to surgery.
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of using the Augmented Reality to simulate a CT biopsy on an agar phantom.

**Methods**
We invited 12 Radiology trainees to use the software during a training day. All participants were given an information leaflet and asked to fill in a consent form.
They were asked to fill in a feedback form which asked which was anonymised and stored in a database. Participants were asked to rate the software in terms of the accuracy in comparison to an actual CT guided biopsy from 1 to 5 (1 - not accurate, 5 - accurate representation).
**Results**
The results were positive with participants rating the simulation of the procedure, accuracy of the needle placement and the haptic feedback from the gelatinphantom as 3.8 out of 5, 3.5 out of 5 and 3.3 of 5 respectively.
Comments included that it was a "great experience" and "interesting idea" and "the needle placement and visualisation can be a little challenging on the software"

**Conclusion**
We are taking the results of the feedback and are planning to improve the software.
After this, we aim to re-evaluate the software on future training days to see if the changes made improve the efficacy of the training . Any successful solution could benefit other training centers.

The effectiveness of augmented reality for CT biopsy skill training

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