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ReviewApplied bionics and biomechanics2022

Remote Ultrasound Scan Procedures with Medical Robots: Towards New Perspectives between Medicine and Engineering.

Maide Bucolo, Gea Bucolo, Arturo Buscarino, Agata Fiumara, Luigi Fortuna, Salvina Gagliano

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Review in Applied bionics and biomechanics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Remote and Telerobotic Ultrasound Imaging.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2025
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  6. An introductory review of robotically assisted surgical systems.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maide BucoloDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4867-0620
Gea BucoloAzienda Ospedaliera per l'Emergenza Cannizzaro, Catania, Italy.
Arturo BuscarinoDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5782-8982
Agata FiumaraRegional Referral Centre for Inborn Errors Metabolism, Pediatric Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-2154
Luigi FortunaDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2285-2979
Salvina GaglianoDipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica, University of Catania, Italy.
University of Catania · ITOspedale Cannizzaro · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis review explores state-of-the-art teleoperated robots for medical ultrasound scan procedures, providing a comprehensive look including the recent trends arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsPhysicians' experience is included to indicate the importance of their role in the design of improved medical robots. From this perspective, novel classes of equipment for remote diagnostics based on medical robotics are discussed in terms of innovative engineering technologies.

resultsRelevant literature is reviewed under the system engineering point of view, organizing the discussion on the basis of the main technological focus of each contribution.

conclusionsThis contribution is aimed at stimulating new research to obtain faster results on teleoperated robotics for ultrasound diagnostics in response to the high demand raised by the ongoing pandemic.

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PMID35154375
PMCPMC8832154
OpenAlexW4211115048

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