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To address this, we developed SonoGame, a gamified platform designed to teach ultrasound skills to medical students. SonoGame provides a step-by-step introduction to ultrasound imaging and aims to improve skills such as image orientation, spatial visualization, and hand-eye-coordination through mini-games using geometric objects. This study evaluates the impact of SonoGame training on ultrasound skills.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>In this prospective, single-center study, 56 medical students, the majority of whom had no prior ultrasound experience, were randomly assigned to either a control group or a SonoGame group. The SonoGame group trained with the platform in four 30-minute sessions over 4 weeks, while the control group received no training. Ultrasound skills were assessed in both groups before and after the training period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The SonoGame group showed significant improvement in ultrasound skills, particularly with complex anatomical structures, compared to the control group. Participants in the SonoGame group also reported increased familiarity and confidence with sonography, viewing SonoGame as a valuable tool in their training.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>SonoGame is an effective supplement to conventional ultrasound education, enhancing the skills necessary for ultrasound examinations in medical students.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2627-8194","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,4]],"date-time":"2026-02-04T23:47:57Z","timestamp":1770248877000},"page":"171-179","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["SonoGame \u2013 more than just a game: Evaluation of an ultrasound training platform"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"47","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8837-8758","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Selin","family":"Guergan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Victoria","family":"Henze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christian","family":"Gall","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Birgitt","family":"Sch\u00f6nfisch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sara Y","family":"Brucker","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sven","family":"Bertel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Interaction, Visualization and Usability (CIVU), Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Flensburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lukas","family":"Mayer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Interaction, Visualization and Usability (CIVU), Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Flensburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Matthias","family":"S\u00fcncksen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Interaction, Visualization and Usability (CIVU), Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Flensburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Teistler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Interaction, Visualization and Usability (CIVU), Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Flensburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Markus","family":"Hahn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Women's Health, University Hospital of Tuebingen, T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,4]]},"reference":[{"issue":"04","key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"367","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1821-8559","article-title":"Intraoperative Ultrasound-Guided Excision of Non-Palpable and Palpable Breast Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis","volume":"43","author":"M Banys-Paluchowski","year":"2022","journal-title":"Ultraschall in der Medizin"},{"issue":"05","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"534","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1014-2628","article-title":"Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy: Comparison of 16-Gauge versus 14-Gauge Needle and the Effect of Coaxial Guidance in 1065 Breast Biopsies \u2013 A Prospective Randomized Clinical Noninferiority Trial","volume":"41","author":"I Gruber","year":"2020","journal-title":"Ultraschall in der Medizin \u2013 European Journal of Ultrasound"},{"issue":"06","key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"526","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijsu.2009.08.011","article-title":"Ultrasound-guided catheterization of the internal jugular vein in oncologic patients; 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