Field testing of a remote controlled robotic tele-echo system in an ambulance using broadband mobile communication technology

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Takeuchi, Ryohei ^a   Harada, Hiroshi ^b   Masuda, Kohji ^c   Ota, Gen Ichiro ^d   Yokoi, Masaki ^e   Teramura, Nobuyasu ^f   Saito, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^f YRP RandD Promotion Committee   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Broadband mobile communication technology; Robotic tele echo; Seamless; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SOFTWARE; IMAGING; MOBILE PHONE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMEN; AMBULANCES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; ROBOTICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 41849140520     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-008-9128-x     Document Type: Article

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