The feasibility and satisfaction study of 5G-based robotic teleultrasound diagnostic system in health check-ups
Regular check-up with ultrasound in underserved rural and/or remote areas is hampered due to the limited availability of sonologists and ultrasound devices. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and satisfaction of health check-ups with a 5G-based robotic teleultrasound diagnostic system. In th...
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Published in | Frontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1149964 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Switzerland
Frontiers Media S.A
10.07.2023
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Summary: | Regular check-up with ultrasound in underserved rural and/or remote areas is hampered due to the limited availability of sonologists and ultrasound devices. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and satisfaction of health check-ups with a 5G-based robotic teleultrasound diagnostic system.
In this prospective study, sonologists from two hospitals manipulated the telerobotic ultrasound system to perform teleultrasound check-ups of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, prostate (male), uterus and ovaries (female) for the subjects. The feasibility and satisfaction of health check-ups with a 5G-based robotic teleultrasound diagnostic system were evaluated in terms of examination results, examination duration, and satisfaction questionnaire survey.
A total of 546 subjects were included with the most frequently diagnosed being abdominal disorders (
= 343) and male reproductive illnesses (
= 97), of which fatty liver (
= 204) and prostatic calcification (
= 54) were the most. The median teleultrasound examination duration (interquartile range) for men and women was 9 (9-11) min and 9 (7-11) min (
= 0.236), respectively. All the subjects were satisfied with this new type of telerobotic ultrasound check-ups and 96% reported no fear of the robotic arm during the examination.
The 5G-based teleultrasound robotic diagnostic system in health check-ups is feasible and satisfactory, indicating that this teleultrasound robot system may have significant application value in underserved rural and/or remote areas to mitigate disparity in achieving health equity. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Edited by: Gergely Feher, University of Pécs, Hungary Reviewed by: Amir Faisal, Sumatra Institute of Technology, Indonesia; Andrea Cioffi, University of Foggia, Italy |
ISSN: | 2296-2565 2296-2565 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1149964 |