Patent ID: 8244506

Claim:
A method comprising: placing a body part and a simulated scanner in contact with one another, the body part to be a subject of a simulated scan during an ultrasound simulation, the contact between the body part and simulated scanner established at least once during the simulation; during the simulation, rendering a simulated ultrasound image of the body part based on a position of the simulated scanner during the simulation without the simulated scanner scanning the body part; while the body part and simulated scanner are in contact, detecting a change in position of the simulated scanner relative to a reference point using at least one sensing device and receiving a plurality of data values, wherein the change in position of the simulated scanner is caused by a movement of the body part occurring during the simulation and the movement of the body part simulates a biological event associated with the body part; calculating, substantially in real-time, a plurality of image values based on the plurality of data values; and updating based on the plurality of image values at least a portion of the simulated ultrasound image of the body part, the plurality of data values associated with a polygonal model of the body part.