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Feasibility and Safety of 5G-Based Telerobotic Abdominal Ultrasonography
Wei-Hsin Liang1, Sean-Chen Chan1, Ho-Hsin Lee2
1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Objective:
Telemedicine can offer services to remote patients regardless of the distance. Fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks may make telemedicine practical because of their low latency. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a novel 5G robot-assisted remote abdominal ultrasound (AUS) telemedicine technology in clinical applications in distant locations.
Methods:
We performed 5G-based telerobotic AUS in patients who were located more than 100 km away from the physicians.
Results:
The telerobotic AUS had a longer examination time than the conditional bedside AUS; however, the complete examination rate was not inferior. None of the volunteers experienced discomfort during the examination and the examination time was acceptable for all.
Conclusion:
Our findings confirm the feasibility and safety of 5G-based telerobotic AUS in clinical practice.
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