Telemedecine Echography
ARTIS Project
Format 16:9
Making echographies from anywhere in the world this is what a new ESA Telemedicine project is offering.
At the Trousseau University hospital nearby Tours, in France, professor Philippe Arbeille has devised a concept of remote ultrasound scan process. This ESA project called ARTIS (Advanced Robotic Tele-echography Integrated Service) aims at validating a complete end-to-end robotized tele-echography service, which combines know-how and technologies developed for Human space flight activities as well as telecommunications via satellite.
For more info on this subject please check the script that is online as a PDF file under : http://television.esa.int/photos/EbS64544.pdf
A WMV preview clip in English is online under : http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mplo/ARTIS_TV_05-07-09_wmplow.wmv
A WMV preview clip in French is online under : http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mplo/ARTIS_FR_TV_05-18-09_wmplow.wmv
More backgroud information can be found on: h

ARTIS
10:00:00
Generique
10:00:30
START A ROLL
10:00:40
This is Trousseau University hospital nearby Tours, in France, where professor Philippe Arbeille has devised a concept of remote ultrasound scan process that is now developed within the ARTIS project.
A few hundred kilometres away from Tours, a patient is getting ready for an ultrasound examination, which will be carried out remotely by professor Arbeille
10:01:01
SON IN
10:01:21
ITV Professeur Philippe Arbeille
10:01:53
Professor Arbeille carries out this ultrasound scan using a computer located in his office in Tours. He can communicate in real-time with the second hospital via satellite link.
10:02:05
ITV Bernard Comet
10:02:35
Using a joystick, professor Arbeille is able to remotely control the robotic arm carrying the ultrasound probe.
10:02:44
ITV Professeur Philippe Arbeille
10:02:57
The ARTIS project is funded through the general studies programme of the European Space Agency. ESA is particularly interested in this concept since it could be used