Tele-ultrasound: the innovation revolutionising access to healthcare
Ultrasound, an essential examination in medical imaging
Ultrasound is the most widely used medical imaging examination in the world. In France alone, 30 million ultrasounds are performed each year, three times more than MRI and CT combined.
Ultrasound versus CT and MRI: what are the advantages?
While MRI and CT are effective imaging techniques, ultrasound has several key advantages:
Optimal safety
Unlike CT scanners, ultrasound does not use ionising radiation, making it a safe examination for everyone, especially pregnant women and children
Lower costs
An ultrasound machine is cheaper to buy and maintain than a CT or MRI scanner, and still provides fast, accurate diagnoses
Great versatility
Ultrasound is used in cardiology, obstetrics, general imaging, paediatrics, and many other specialities
Yet, despite its effectiveness, equal access to ultrasound remains elusive depending on your location.
How can you guarantee reliable diagnoses for patients who are far away from specialists?
The answer is tele-ultrasound.
Tele-ultrasound: a revolution in access to healthcare
Today, millions of patients have no access to a radiologist or ultrasound specialist due to their distance from hospitals.
Tele-ultrasound is the solution. It allows specialist doctors to control ultrasound examinations remotely, in real time, without compromising the quality of their diagnoses.
Benefits of tele-ultrasound
Immediate access to healthcare, without the need for patient travel
A specialist doctor in full control, performing the examination as if they were on site
Optimised medical resources by reducing costly and unnecessary transfers
Thanks to this advancement, medical deserts no longer mean greater risks of fatality: technology can bring patients closer to specialists, without geographical limits.
For when the doctor can no longer be there - and only then
Telemedicine is not about replacing doctors when they can be there, its about providing solutions when they can’t. It is one solution to the reality on the ground: practitioners are just not available in certain areas, in remote emergencies or when mobility is reduced. Thanks to tools like our remote ultrasound robot, access to quality healthcare is maintained where the link with health providers would otherwise be broken.
Far from being a solution with just a few uses, tele-ultrasound benefits everyone in the healthcare chain.
A win-win-win relationship
Patients benefit from fast, reliable diagnoses without having to travel
Facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, etc.) optimise their medical services and give better access to care in their area
Specialist doctors extend their area of practice and can care for more patients, without logistical constraints
Our MELODY solution: robotic tele-ultrasound
Tele-ultrasound is now a reality thanks to MELODY, the first robotic remote ultrasound solution, developed by AdEchoTech in partnership with the CNES, the ESA and several university hospitals.