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ReviewMethodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal2025

Remote and Telerobotic Ultrasound Imaging.

Wayne L Monsky, Ryan C James, Achyuthan Unni Krishnan, Stephen P Seslar

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Review in Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Wayne L MonskyDivision of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wahington, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-6502
Ryan C JamesDopl Technologies, Inc., Bothell, Washington, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6488-7259
Achyuthan Unni KrishnanDopl Technologies, Inc., Bothell, Washington, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7371-8318
Stephen P SeslarDopl Technologies, Inc., Bothell, Washington, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6570-8286

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Echocardiography and ultrasonography are mainstay imaging modalities for the diagnosis, management, and surveillance of widespread acute and chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease. As such, they contribute to improved outcomes. Skilled sonographers are currently required to perform complete diagnostic exams; however, a critical shortage of sonographers in isolated, rural, remote, and global locations contributes to known healthcare disparities. Telerobotic ultrasound systems, which assist sonographers in using a robotic arm to examine patients remotely, offers a potentially profound impact. While this approach represents the intersection of telehealth, robotics, and imaging, important logistics must be addressed to achieve widespread adoption. These include integration of systems and workflow, the need for robust networks, cybersecurity, haptic feedback, cost/billing, and regulatory aspects. The utility, development, technical requirements, and future applications for these technologies are described here.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular DiseasesEchocardiographyRoboticsTelemedicineEquipment DesignHumansPredictive Value of TestsUltrasonographyechocardiographyhealthcare disparitiesroboticstelemedicineultrasound

Identifiers

PMID41078853
PMCPMC12513344

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