Selected Topics in Design and Application of a Robot for Remote Medical Examination with the Use of Ultrasonography and Ascultation from the Perspective of the REMEDI Project

Arent, Krzysztof; Cholewinski, Mateusz; Chojnacki, Ł.; Domski, Wojciech; Drwiega, Michal; Jakubiak, Janusz; Janiak, Mariusz; Kreczmer, Bogdan; Kurnicki, Adam; Stanczyk, Bartlomiej; Szczęśniak-Stańczyk, Dorota

doi:10.14313/jamris_2-2017/20

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“…For a general overview of the technical components of the ReMeDi robot please refer to [3]. A technical description of the control architecture is described in [37].…”

Section: Remedi Remote Echocardiography Robotmentioning

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User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot

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We present the collected findings of a user-centred approach for developing a tele-operated robot for remote echocardiography examinations. During the three-year development of the robot, we involved users in all development stages of the robot, to increase the usability of the system for the doctors. For requirement compilation, we conducted a literature review, observed two traditional examinations, arranged focus groups with doctors and patients, and conducted two online surveys. During the development of the robot, we regularly involved doctors in usability tests to receive feedback from them on the user interface for the robot and on the robot's hardware. For evaluation of the robot, we conducted two eye tracking studies. In the first study, doctors executed a traditional echocardiography examination. In the second study, the doctors conducted a remote examination with our robot. The results of the studies show that all doctors were able to successfully complete a correct ultrasonography examination with the tele-operated robot. In comparison to a traditional examination, the doctors on average only need a short amount of additional time to successfully examine a patient when using our remote echocardiography robot. The results also show that the doctors fixate considerably more often, but with shorter fixation times, on the USG screen in the traditional examination compared to the remote examination. We found further that some of the user-centred design methods we applied had to be adjusted to the clinical context and the hectic schedule of the doctors. Overall, our experience and results suggest that the usage of user-centred design methodology is well suited for developing medical robots and leads to a usable product that meets the end users' needs.

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“…For a general overview of the technical components of the ReMeDi robot please refer to [3]. A technical description of the control architecture is described in [37].…”

Section: Remedi Remote Echocardiography Robotmentioning

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User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot

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“…The Remote Medical Diagnostician (ReMeDi) project sought to develop an integrated robotic system enabling physicians to remotely perform assessments, including patient interviews, physical examinations (including observation, auscultation, and palpation), and ultrasound examinations. The system is composed of a 7‐DOF manipulator for performing ultrasound examinations, a 6‐DOF manipulator for palpation, a mobile base allowing the robot to position beside a patient and move between patients, and an integrated videoconferencing system 26 . Among 12 physicians who assessed the feasibility of the ReMeDi system for abdominal and obstetric ultrasound examinations, all agreed that the system has potential to be introduced into clinical practice.…”

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Telerobotic Sonography for Remote Diagnostic Imaging

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Burbridge

Obaid

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J of Ultrasound Medicine

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Access to sonographers and sonologists is limited in many communities around the world. Telerobotic sonography (robotic ultrasound) is a new technology to increase access to sonography, providing sonographers and sonologists the ability to manipulate an ultrasound probe from a distant location and remotely perform ultrasound examinations. This narrative review discusses the development of telerobotic ultrasound systems, clinical studies evaluating the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of telerobotic sonography, and emerging use of telerobotic sonography in clinical settings. Telerobotic sonography provides an opportunity to provide real‐time ultrasound examinations to underserviced rural and remote communities to increase equity in the delivery of diagnostic imaging.

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“…The Remote Medical Dignostician (ReMeDi) is a multifunctional robotic system which allows to perform a real remote physical and ultrasonographic (USG) examination [6,21,27]. The �irst version of this system was designed and made during the ReMeDi project [3] funded by the European Union's Research and Innovation 7th Framework Programme (EU FP7).…”

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Manipulator Control System for Remote USG Examinantion

Kurnicki

Stanczyk²

2019

JAMRIS

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The ar�cle presents a control algorithm of a robo�c ma� nipulator used as the main component of a system for a remote noninvasive medical ultrasound e�amina�on. This algorithm has been developed within the ReMeDi �Remote Medical Diagnos�cian� pro�ect. �t the beginning of the ar�cle, the manipulator �inema�cs, its mechanical construc�on and the control system structure as a part of the telemanipula�on system is shown. The essen�al components of the control system are discussed in detail. Then problems and solu�ons connected with the genera� �on and conversion of the posi�on and orienta�on of the reference signals are presented. Finally, the results of the evalua�ons with users are discussed.

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Selected Topics in Design and Application of a Robot for Remote Medical Examination with the Use of Ultrasonography and Ascultation from the Perspective of the REMEDI Project

Cited by 16 publications

References 22 publications

User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot

User-centred design and evaluation of a tele-operated echocardiography robot

Telerobotic Sonography for Remote Diagnostic Imaging

Manipulator Control System for Remote USG Examinantion

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