论文标题
远程手术机器人肺超声扫描平台，用于19例Covid-19患者
Tele-operative Robotic Lung Ultrasound Scanning Platform for Triage of COVID-19 Patients
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论文摘要
新型的严重急性呼吸综合症冠状病毒2（SARS-COV-2）已成为史诗般的大流行，全球准备全球卫生系统的全球反应至关重要。除了在资源有限的环境中其成本效益外，肺超声（LUS）还成为一种快速的无创成像工具，用于诊断CoVID-19受感染患者的诊断。涉及LU的担忧包括感染患者和医疗保健提供者的差异，能够执行LU的医师和超声检查员的数量相对较少，最重要的是，患者与操作员之间进行实质性接触的要求增加了传播的风险。缓解病毒的传播至关重要。一个能够为COVID-19受感染的患者进行LU的二维（2D）远程手术机器人平台可能有很大的好处。作者探讨了围绕LU在使用Covid-19例感染患者中使用LU的上述问题。此外，在三个健康受试者中验证了首次应用，可行性和安全性，以及2D图像优化和总体准确性的比较。初步结果表明，所提出的平台允许成功地获取和应用人类中的LU。
Novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic of epic proportions and a global response to prepare health systems worldwide is of utmost importance. In addition to its cost-effectiveness in a resources-limited setting, lung ultrasound (LUS) has emerged as a rapid noninvasive imaging tool for the diagnosis of COVID-19 infected patients. Concerns surrounding LUS include the disparity of infected patients and healthcare providers, relatively small number of physicians and sonographers capable of performing LUS, and most importantly, the requirement for substantial physical contact between the patient and operator, increasing the risk of transmission. Mitigation of the spread of the virus is of paramount importance. A 2-dimensional (2D) tele-operative robotic platform capable of performing LUS in for COVID-19 infected patients may be of significant benefit. The authors address the aforementioned issues surrounding the use of LUS in the application of COVID- 19 infected patients. In addition, first time application, feasibility and safety were validated in three healthy subjects, along with 2D image optimization and comparison for overall accuracy. Preliminary results demonstrate that the proposed platform allows for successful acquisition and application of LUS in humans.
