Peer-Reviewed Publication
Eur J Radiol2026;202112934.September 1, 2026Journal Article
Low-Cost homemade Agar-Based phantoms for Ultrasound-Guided procedure Training: A randomized educational trial.
Manuel Gargiulo1, Cécile Di-Rocco2, Julien Doche3, Laure Boyer4, Jérôme Soussan5, Julien Frandon6, Pauline Brige2, Vincent Vidal7, Farouk Tradi7
1Aix Marseille Univ, LIIE, UR4264 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CERIMED, UAR2012 Marseille, France. Electronic address: carbon_uptick.4c@icloud.com.
2Aix Marseille Univ, LIIE, UR4264 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CERIMED, UAR2012 Marseille, France.
3Fédération ENAC ISAE-SUPAERO ONERA, Université de Toulouse, 31400, France.
4Institut de Médecine et Physiologie Spatiale (MEDES) - SpaceshipFR, BP 74404, 31405, Toulouse CEDEX 4, France.
5Radiology Department, Nord Hospital, APHM, Marseille, France.
6Department of Medical Imaging, IPI Plateform, Nîmes University Hospital, Medical Imaging Group Nîmes, IMAGINE, University of Montpellier, 30029 Nîmes, France.
7Aix Marseille Univ, LIIE, UR4264 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CERIMED, UAR2012 Marseille, France; Interventional Radiology Section, Department of Medical Imaging, University Hospital Timone, AP-HM, 13005 Marseille, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the non-inferiority of low-cost homemade agar-based phantoms compared to commercial models regarding students' self-reported confidence and performance in basic ultrasound-guided procedures.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled study was conducted at a single university in June 2025, during interventional radiology (IR) resident training sessions. Participants w…
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