Robotic telesonography can be used for reliable diagnosis without moving the patient. No false diagnoses were made in this study. A bandwidth of 250 Kbps via integrated services digital network or satellite is required for reliable diagnosis. Such a system can provide diagnostic information that is currently unavailable in isolated or inaccessible areas and on rescue vehicles.
The results of this study demonstrate that the teleoperated echograph and probe system developed by our research group can be successfully used for ultrasound examinations in areas isolated from trained sonographers.
This study demonstrated that telesonography using a robotic arm can be routinely used for providing echographic diagnoses on patients isolated from imaging centers.
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