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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2023

Diagnostic posture control system for seated-style echocardiography robot.

Yuuki Shida, Masami Sugawara, Ryosuke Tsumura, Haruaki Chiba, Tokuhisa Uejima, Hiroyasu Iwata

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Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Robotic navigation with deep reinforcement learning in transthoracic echocardiography.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuuki ShidaGraduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan. arares201@moegi.waseda.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-9577
Masami SugawaraGraduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan.
Ryosuke TsumuraGlobal Robot Academia Laboratory, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan.
Haruaki ChibaNSK Ltd Technology Development Department 1New Field Products Development Center Technology Development Division Headquarters, Kanagawa, 251-8501, Japan.
Tokuhisa UejimaThe Cardiovascular Institute, Tokyo, 106-0031, Japan.
Hiroyasu IwataFaculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8050, Japan.
Waseda University · JPCardiovascular Institute Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeConventional robotic ultrasound systems were utilized with patients in supine positions. Meanwhile, the limitation of the systems is that it is difficult to evacuate the patients in case of emergency (e.g., patient discomfort and system failure) because the patients are restricted between the robot system and bed. Therefore, we validated a feasibility study of seated-style echocardiography using a robot.

methodPreliminary experiments were conducted to verify the following two points: (1) diagnostic image quality due to the sitting posture angle and (2) physical load due to the sitting posture angle. For reducing the physical burden, two unique mechanisms were incorporated into the system: (1) a leg pendulum base mechanism to reduce the load on the legs when the lateral bending angle increases, and (2) a roll angle division by a lumbar lateral bending and thoracic rotation mechanisms.

resultsPreliminary results demonstrated that adjusting the diagnostic posture angle allowed to obtain the views, including cardiac disease features, as in the conventional examination. The results also demonstrated that the body load reduction mechanism incorporated in the results could reduce the physical load in the seated echocardiography. Furthermore, this system was shown to provide greater safety and shorter evacuation times than conventional systems.

conclusionThese results indicate that diagnostic echocardiographic images can be obtained by seated-style echocardiography. It was also suggested that the proposed system can reduce the physical load and guarantee a sense of safety and emergency evacuation. These results demonstrated the possibility of the usage of the seated-style echocardiography robot.

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RoboticsSitting PositionEchocardiographyHumansPostural BalancePostureEchocardiographyHuman–robot interactionMedical robotsRobotic ultrasound

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PMID36881353
PMCPMC10113306
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