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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2023

A long distance telesurgical demonstration on robotic surgery phantoms over 5G.

George Moustris, Costas Tzafestas, Konstantinos Konstantinidis

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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 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Feasibility and Initial Outcomes of Telesurgery in Urology: a Systematic Review of the Literature.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  6. A Review of Robotic Surgery: Engineering Considerations and Future Directions From Surgeons' Perspectives.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026
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  9. System-level evaluation of 5G standalone communication infrastructure for robotic telesurgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2026
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3 authors.

George MoustrisSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 15773, Athens, Greece. gmoustri@mail.ntua.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0454-0755
Costas TzafestasSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou Campus, 15773, Athens, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1545-9191
Konstantinos KonstantinidisDepartment of General, Bariatric, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeUsing robotic technology and communications infrastructure to remotely perform surgery has been a persistent goal in medical research in the past three decades. The recent deployment of the Fifth-Generation Wireless Networks has revitalized the research efforts in the telesurgery paradigm. Offering low latency and high bandwidth communication, they are well suited for applications that require real-time data transmission and can allow smoother communication between surgeon and patient, making it possible to remotely perform complex surgeries. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the 5 G network on surgical performance during a telesurgical demonstration where the surgeon and the robot are separated by nearly 300 km.

methodsThe surgeon performed surgical exercises on a robotic surgery training phantom using a novel telesurgical platform. The master controllers were connected to the local site on a 5 G network, teleoperating the robot remotely in a hospital. A video feed of the remote site was also streamed. The surgeon performed various tasks on the phantom such as cutting, dissection, pick-and-place and ring tower transfer. To assess the usefulness, usability and image quality of the system, the surgeon was subsequently interviewed using three structured questionnaires.

resultsAll tasks were completed successfully. The low latency and high bandwidth of the network resulted into a latency of 18 ms for the motion commands while the video delay was about 350 ms. This enabled the surgeon to operate smoothly with a high-definition video from about 300 km away. The surgeon viewed the system's usability in a neutral to positive way while the video image was rated as of good quality.

conclusion5 G networks provide significant advancement in the field of telecommunications, offering faster speeds and lower latency than previous generations of wireless technology. They can serve as an enabling technology for telesurgery and further advance its application and adoption.

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RoboticsRobotic Surgical ProceduresSurgeonsTelemedicineComputer Communication NetworksHumans5 GRemote surgeryRobotic surgerySurgical phantomsTelesurgery

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