Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Service Systems Technology Center, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
J Ultrasound Med. 2024 Feb;43(2):355-360. doi: 10.1002/jum.16368. Epub 2023 Nov 2.
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.
We performed 5G-based telerobotic AUS in patients who were located more than 100 km away from the physicians.
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.
Our findings confirm the feasibility and safety of 5G-based telerobotic AUS in clinical practice.
远程医疗可使身处远方的患者无论距离多远都能获得医疗服务。第五代(5G)移动网络因其低延迟的特点,使远程医疗成为可能。本研究旨在评估新型 5G 机器人辅助远程腹部超声(AUS)远程医疗技术在偏远地区临床应用中的可行性和安全性。
我们对距离医生 100 公里以上的患者进行了基于 5G 的远程机器人 AUS。
远程机器人 AUS 的检查时间长于有条件的床边 AUS,但完全检查率不低。志愿者在检查过程中均无不适,所有志愿者均能接受检查时间。
我们的研究结果证实了基于 5G 的远程机器人 AUS 在临床实践中的可行性和安全性。