Echocardiography is a cornerstone of modern cardiology management, but access in rural and remote areas is limited. We have developed a robot ("Edler" named after the originator of echocardiography) which enables a sonographer to complete an examination at a distance. This study seeks to compare the images obtained by both methods, the completeness of the exam over a feasible time, and to identify particular components of the exam that are difficult to obtain using the robot.
Having a conventional echocardiogram
Declined consent to undergo both examinations
Sequential
Robot-guided echo
Diagnostic testThis echo will be performed by a remote sonographer, though a robot
Standard echocardiogram
Diagnostic testEchocardiogram acquired by a sonographer at the patient's bedside
Proportion complete
Proportion of a standard acquisition protocol obtainable using robotic acquisition over 1 hour
Proportion complete
Proportion of echo views with the same information provided by conventional echo
Proportion diagnostic features correctly identified by robotic echo
Proportion diagnostic features correctly identified by robotic echo
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