Remote-controlled robotic arm for real-time echocardiography: The diagnostic future for patients in rural areas?

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-147

  Boman, Kurt ^a,b,c   Olofsson, Mona ^a,b   Forsberg, Johan ^e   Boström, Sven Åke ^d  

^a Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

^b HeartNet   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CARDISTA   (Sweden)

^e Mobile Robotics Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

e health; Telecommunications; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND NETWORKS; CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTICS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMEDICINE;

BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL TESTING; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; E HEALTH; HEART DISEASE; PORTABLE ULTRASOUND; TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION DELAYS;

RURAL AREAS;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CARDIOLOGIST; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; MICROPHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; RURAL AREA; TELECONSULTATION; ULTRASOUND; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 62649142816     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0079     Document Type: Article

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