Advances in robotic tele-echography services--the OTELO system

F Courreges; P Vieyres; R S H Istepanian

doi:10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404499

Advances in robotic tele-echography services--the OTELO system

Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2004:2004:5371-4. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404499.

Authors

F Courreges¹, P Vieyres, R S H Istepanian

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Vision & Robotics, Orleans University, France.

PMID: 17271556
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2004.1404499

Abstract

This paper presents some of the recent advances in mobile robotic tele-echography systems. It discussed the feasibility of a reliable remote ultrasound examination using such robotic systems in wireless environments. That is to say, to make use emerging wireless communications to provide a medical expert or consultant the ability to examine a remote patient. A critical issue of such systems is the accurate interactivity between both remote sides. The paper presents a robotic teleoperated OTELO (mobile tele-echography using an ultra-light robot) system for such purposes. The paper presents an overview of the system and some of preliminary tests and the use of wireless communication in this e-health application.