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 inFrontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1149964
Main Authors Ren, Jia-Yu, Lei, Yu-Meng, Lei, Bing-Song, Peng, Yue-Xiang, Pan, Xiao-Fang, Ye, Hua-Rong, Cui, Xin-Wu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 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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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