Robotic Ultrasound Scanning With Real-Time Image-Based Force Adjustment: Quick Response for Enabling Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

During an ultrasound (US) scan, the sonographer is in close contact with the patient, which puts them at risk of COVID-19 transmission. In this paper, we propose a robot-assisted system that automatically scans tissue, increasing sonographer/patient distance and decreasing contact duration between t...

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Main Authors: Mojtaba Akbari, Jay Carriere, Tyler Meyer, Ron Sloboda, Siraj Husain, Nawaid Usmani, Mahdi Tavakoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2021.645424/full