AIIMS develops remotely-accessible telerobotic ultrasound system with IIT Delhi
New Delhi: The premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has co-developed a telerobotic ultrasound system.
A research collaboration between IIT Delhi and AIIMS New Delhi has made ultrasound imaging from a remote location a reality with their new jointly developed Telerobotic Ultrasound System.
The research team at IIT Delhi was led by Prof. Chetan Arora and Prof. Subir Kumar Saha, while Dr. Chandrashekhara was responsible from AIIMS. Mr. Suvayan Nandi was the lead contributor from Addverb Technologies.
The other research team members include Mr Deepak Raina (PMRF Research Scholar, IIT Delhi); Dr. Krithika Rangarajan, Dr. Ayushi Agarwal, (AIIMS, New Delhi); and Hardeep Singh (Addverb).
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The system allows remote ultrasound access through a robotic arm. In the routine ultrasound setting, the doctor (Radiologist) stands in close contact with the patient for the entire scan duration. However, cross-sectional imaging is preferred instead in the current pandemic scenario with stringent social distancing requirements – a more expensive and less dynamic technique. Ultrasonography is a non-invasive, non-ionizing, cost-effective, rapid, bedside, and readily available modality with immense use in point-of-care and follow-up examinations.
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