Deepscope Product Announcement: Coming Soon AI-Powered 3D Ultrasound Reconstruction

Introduction

At Deepscope, our mission is to provide the world's most effective ultrasound simulator. Our users rely on our extensive library of high-fidelity anatomy to deliver top-tier training.

However, we recognize that educators often encounter unique, real-world pathologies in their own clinics that they wish they could bring into the classroom.

We are proud to announce the upcoming release of our new AI Reconstruction System.

This technology is designed to complement your existing Deepscope simulator. It allows you to create your own 3D ultrasound training volumes using real ultrasound data captured directly from your patients. This allows you to expand your simulation library with unlimited, specific cases from your own clinical practice.

Overview

The Deepscope AI Reconstruction System allows you to record standard 2D ultrasound scans from a patient and reconstruct them into a navigable 3D structure.

Unlike computer-generated models, these simulations retain the authentic texture, acoustic noise, and visual characteristics of a real ultrasound image. This empowers you to build a custom library of rare cases, specific pathologies, or local patient demographics that standard models may not cover.

How It Works

We have designed the workflow to be accessible to sonographers and educators without requiring advanced technical expertise.

1. Capture: Using the modified wireless scanner (pictured above) and its tracking attachment, you perform a sweep over the patient’s anatomy.

2. Process: The data is processed locally by our AI software. This runs directly on your standard Deepscope Mannequin laptop, utilizing the power of the onboard NVIDIA GPU.

3. Simulate: The software reconstructs the images into a 3D volume, which is immediately ready for training.

4. Export:  The 3D reconstruction can be exported to standard DICOM format, similar to a 3D Ultrasound or CT dataset. This creates a scrollable volume viewable in any standard DICOM viewer, such as Radiant.

Distribution: A Scalable Solution for VR

A key benefit of this system is its scalability.

To create your own simulations, you only require one Deepscope Mannequin system (the laptop and scanner setup) to act as your creation station.

Once a case has been scanned and reconstructed, the resulting file can be distributed to any number of Deepscope mannequin systems of VR headsets. This means a single educator can scan a patient in the morning, and a whole classroom of students can practice scanning that specific pathology by the afternoon.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Realism: Training materials are derived from real ultrasound, providing exact clinical visual fidelity.

• Simple Data Collection: The "scan-to-simulation" workflow is automated by our AI.

Current Use Cases & Limitations

As we enter this Beta phase, we want to be transparent about the ideal applications and techniques required for high-quality results.

• Scanning Protocol: The reconstruction process requires multiple transverse sweeps of the area with a linear or convex probe. For the simulation quality to remain high, the subject must currently remain completely still during the capture process – we are working on ways to relax this requirement.

• Supported Applications: Abdominal organs, Musculoskeletal (MSK), and superficial structures where the patient can maintain a static position.

• Not Currently Supported: Dynamic/Moving organs. We do not recommend this tool for Echocardiography or Lung ultrasound at this stage, as cardiac motion and breathing artifacts will impact the quality of the 3D reconstruction.

  
  

Beta Program and Availability

We are currently inviting existing customers to join our Beta program. This is an opportunity to be the first to deploy this technology in your facility. 

• Software: For existing Deepscope Mannequin customers, the AI reconstruction software is available as a free update.

• Hardware (Standard): The standard Beta configuration uses our proprietary modified wireless scanner (approximately £5k). This is a one-time lifetime purchase with no additional annual costs.

• Hardware (Custom): If you prefer to use your own clinical ultrasound machine, we can engineer custom tracking parts to fit your specific probe at an additional cost.

  
  

If you are interested in expanding your simulation capabilities with real patient data, please contact us to discuss joining the Beta program.

Deepscope Team

deepscope.co.uk

contact@deepscope.co.uk