A Telerobotic Ultrasound Clinic Model of Ultrasound Service Delivery to Improve Access to Imaging in Rural and Remote Communities.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
PMID: 35033305

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Patients living in many rural and remote areas do not have readily available access to ultrasound services because of a lack of sonographers and radiologists in these communities. The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of using telerobotic ultrasound to establish a service delivery model to remotely provide access to diagnostic ultrasound in rural and remote communities.

Authors

  • Scott J Adams
    College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Electronic address: scott.adams@usask.ca.
  • Brent Burbridge
    Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Leslie Chatterson
    Department of Medical Imaging, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Paul Babyn
    College of MedicineSaskatchewan Health Authority Saskatoon SK S7K 0M7 Canada.
  • Ivar Mendez
    Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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