Immersive Virtual Reality Platform for Robot-Assisted Antenatal Ultrasound Scanning
Shyam A, Aparna Purayath, Keerthivasan S, Akash S M, Aswathaman, Govindaraju, Manojkumar Lakshmanan, and Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam

TL;DR
This paper presents a novel VR platform for robot-assisted antenatal ultrasound that enhances control, scene awareness, and autonomy, aiming to improve maternal care in resource-limited settings.
Contribution
It introduces a VR-based teleoperation system with autonomous capabilities for robotic antenatal ultrasound, including 3D visualization and standardized scanning protocols.
Findings
System demonstrated with fetal phantom at MEDICA 2022
Positive expert feedback supports feasibility
Provides immersive control and autonomous scanning features
Abstract
Maternal health remains a pervasive challenge in developing and underdeveloped countries. Inadequate access to basic antenatal Ultrasound (US) examinations, limited resources such as primary health services and infrastructure, and lack of skilled healthcare professionals are the major concerns. To improve the quality of maternal care, robot-assisted antenatal US systems with teleoperable and autonomous capabilities were introduced. However, the existing teleoperation systems rely on standard video stream-based approaches that are constrained by limited immersion and scene awareness. Also, there is no prior work on autonomous antenatal robotic US systems that automate standardized scanning protocols. To that end, this paper introduces a novel Virtual Reality (VR) platform for robotic antenatal ultrasound, which enables sonologists to control a robotic arm over a wired network. The…
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Taxonomy
TopicsFetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders · Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
