BASIC vs PoCUS Pocket Trainer

This is the electronic course manual for registered participants of The Beyond BASIC - Transthoracic Echocardiography, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

PoCUS Pocket Trainer is an interactive point-of-care ultrasound simulator designed to teach probe positioning and spatial anatomy. Move a virtual ultrasound probe across a realistic 3D human body and watch the ultrasound image update in real time. Reveal the anatomy beneath the skin and see how organ position creates the ultrasound view. The app trains the most difficult part of learning ultrasound: understanding how probe position translates into the image. By directly linking probe movement, anatomy, and ultrasound appearance, users develop an intuitive spatial understanding of ultrasound. PoCUS Pocket Trainer is a portable training tool for practicing ultrasound anytime, anywhere – without a patient or ultrasound machine. CORE CONCEPT • Real-time coupling of probe position, orientation, and ultrasound image • Synchronized 3D anatomy for spatial reference • Designed specifically for point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training FEATURES • Interactive probe positioning • Real-time ultrasound image simulation • Optional linked 3D anatomy visualization • Optional anatomical labels • Visualization of typical free-fluid spaces TARGET AUDIENCE • Medical students • Residents (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care, Anesthesiology) • Emergency physicians • Intensivists • Prehospital emergency medicine • Anesthesiologists • General practitioners INTENDED USE PoCUS Pocket Trainer is intended for education and training only. It does not provide medical advice or diagnostic functionality. DISCLAIMER This app does not perform real ultrasound examinations, does not transform your device into an ultrasound machine, and is not intended for diagnostic or therapeutic use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://haselhoffherzog.com/privacy/