{"id":335890,"date":"2026-03-18T15:06:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335890\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:06:08","slug":"augmented-reality-and-artificial-intelligence-for-ultrasound-scans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/335890\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmented reality and artificial intelligence for ultrasound scans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tScience &amp; Exploration<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t18\/03\/2026<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t4 views<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 likes<\/p>\n<p>Since their arrival aboard the International Space Station on 14\u00a0February 2026, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway have\u00a0already\u00a0carried out\u00a0two\u00a0sessions of\u00a0EchoFinder, an experiment\u00a0developed by\u00a0the French space agency\u00a0CNES\u00a0for the\u00a0\u03b5psilon\u00a0mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>EchoFinder\u00a0tackles a simple yet crucial\u00a0challenge\u00a0for the future of\u00a0human\u00a0space\u00a0exploration: how can astronauts perform a reliable ultrasound scan\u00a0without\u00a0medical\u00a0training\u202fand without\u00a0real-time\u00a0support\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0doctor?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2026\/03\/Sophie_Adenot_getting_ready_for_an_EchoFinder_session\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot is seen preparing for an EchoFinder session<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EchoFinder\u202fis a software assistant\u00a0that combines\u00a0augmented reality and artificial intelligence. The\u00a0augmented\u00a0reality\u00a0interface guides the astronaut by showing exactly where to\u00a0position\u00a0the\u00a0ultrasound\u00a0probe\u00a0on the body. Once the probe is\u00a0correctly placed, an artificial intelligence system takes over to\u00a0identify\u00a0the organs\u00a0and\u00a0record\u00a0the images.\u00a0In\u00a0the\u00a0future, these images\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0sent\u00a0to\u00a0medical teams\u00a0on Earth for diagnosis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This technology was developed with\u00a0upcoming\u00a0space missions in mind,\u00a0where communication\u00a0delays\u00a0would\u00a0make remote\u00a0assistance\u00a0from a specialist impossible.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0also\u00a0promising applications\u00a0on Earth,\u00a0for example\u00a0on\u00a0ships at sea,\u00a0in\u00a0submarines, or in remote areas without immediate access to medical\u00a0expertise.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among the mission\u2019s\u00a0thirty-six\u00a0European experiments,\u00a0seven\u00a0French\u00a0experiments, including\u00a0EchoFinder, were developed\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cnes.fr\/en\/projects\/cadmos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CADMOS<\/a>, the\u00a0centre\u202ffor the development of microgravity applications and space operations at\u00a0CNES.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the European level, CADMOS is one of ESA\u2019s four User Support and Operations Centres (USOCs), helping\u00a0European\u00a0scientists make the best possible use of the Station\u2019s facilities\u00a0and supporting\u00a0more than 25 scientific experiments\u00a0each year\u00a0on behalf of\u00a0ESA\u00a0and\u00a0its\u00a0international partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Like<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_just_rated_27160358\" class=\"ezsr-just-rated hide\">Thank you for liking<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_has_rated_27160358\" class=\"ezsr-has-rated hide\">You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Science &amp; Exploration 18\/03\/2026 4 views 0 likes Since their arrival aboard the International Space Station on 14\u00a0February&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[111,139,69,147,392],"class_list":["post-335890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-science","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}