Comparison of telerobotic and conventional ultrasonography in children: a crossover bicentric pilot study

The MELODY system allows for performing ultrasonography on a patient remotely and has been proposed to assess disease characteristics in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this interventional crossover study was to address the feasibility of the system in chi...

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Published in:Translational pediatrics 2023-05, Vol.12 (5), p.816-826
Main Authors: Delestrain, Celine, Jung, Camille, Malterre, Aline, Jourdain, Claire, Vastel-Amzallag, Carine, Shum, Mickael, Cuccioli, Francesco, Parisot, Pauline, Tahri, Nouria, Mabille, Mylene, Georget, Emilie, Madhi, Fouad, Epaud, Ralph
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Summary:The MELODY system allows for performing ultrasonography on a patient remotely and has been proposed to assess disease characteristics in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim of this interventional crossover study was to address the feasibility of the system in children aged 1 to 10 years old. Children underwent ultrasonography with a telerobotic ultrasound system followed by a second conventional examination by a different sonographer. In total, 38 children were enrolled, and 76 examinations were performed, with 76 scans analyzed. The mean [standard deviation (SD)] age of participants was 5.7 (2.7) years (range, 1-10 years). We found substantial agreement between telerobotic and conventional ultrasonography [κ=0.74 (95% CI: 0.53-0.94), P
ISSN:2224-4344
2224-4336
2224-4344
DOI:10.21037/tp-22-569