Study of Subject's Biological Information and Probe Operation Apply to Automate and Semi-automate Echocardiography

Abstract

Ultrasonography is noninvasive and easy to perform, so it is usually used for treatment of myocardial infarction. However, the inspection technology is difficult, and a system to replace the inspection has not been developed. We have developed a measurement environment that extracts inspection techniques by measuring subjects, probe position, respiration and the force that the operator applies to the probe. We evaluated the techniques of the sonographer and developed a system that non-medical personnel imitates ultrasonography performed by cardiologists. In the future, we aim to develop a diagnosis environment automated by robots using such information.