Diagnostic Performance of Different Examination Types and Learning Curves of Radiologists for 5G-Based Robot-Assisted Tele-Ultrasonography: A Prospective and Large-Scale Study.

Journal: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of remotely providing routine ultrasound (US) examinations to patients using a fifth-generation-based robot-assisted tele-ultrasonography (RATU) system in a real-world setting.

Authors

  • Tian He
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
  • Kai-Feng Yang
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Chongming Branch, Shanghai, 200072, China.
  • Guo-Chao Song
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Chongming Branch, Shanghai, 200072, China.
  • Hui Liu
    Institute of Urology and Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
  • Guang Xu
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200072, China.
  • Jing Wan
    State Key Laboratory of ASIC and System, School of Information Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
  • Hui Zhao
    School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, 723000, Shaanxi, China.
  • Qiao Wang
    Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang R & D Centre for Food Technology and Equipment, Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
  • Chang Liu
    Key Lab of Cell Differentiation and Apoptosis of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Chong-Ke Zhao
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Yi-Feng Zhang
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Tongji University Cancer Center, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
  • Le-Hang Guo
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  • Li-Ping Sun
    Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.
  • Hui-Xiong Xu
    Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.