Robotic telesurgery: A real-world comparison of ground- and satellite-based Internet performance

R. Rayman; K. Croome; N. Galbraith; R. McClure; R. Morady; S. Peterson; S. Smith; V. Subotic; A. Van Wynsberghe; R. Patel; S. Primak

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Robotic telesurgery: A real-world comparison of ground- and satellite-based Internet performance

R. Rayman, K. Croome, N. Galbraith, R. McClure, R. Morady, S. Peterson, S. Smith, V. Subotic, A. Van Wynsberghe, R. Patel, S. Primak

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Background: Telesurgery was performed with ground vs. satellite networks, and differing satellite bandwidths. Methods: The networks were compared during internal mammary artery (LIMA) dissection in pigs (n = 8). Length of LIMA dissected and surgical quality (five-point scale) were recorded. Also, satellite bandwidth was decreased (n = 7) to determine a limit for telesurgery. Results: No significant differences existed in LIMA dissection during the ground (4.3 ± 0.5 cm) and satellite phases (5.4 ± 1.1 cm; p > 0.05) or in quality of surgery, although latency on satellite was 10 times greater (55 vs. 600 ms). With decreasing satellite bandwidth, surgery was not possible below 3 Mb/s, and quality of surgery was significantly decreased comparing 9 Mb/s (4.38 ± 0.66/5) to 3Mb/s (4.10 ± 0.80/5; p < 0.05). Conclusions: Satellite communication is a viable telesurgical modality. Satellite bandwidth should be above 5 Mb/s during telesurgery if used primarily or as back-up.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	111-116
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery
Volume	3
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.133
State	Published - Jun 2007

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Rayman, R., Croome, K., Galbraith, N., McClure, R., Morady, R., Peterson, S., Smith, S., Subotic, V., Van Wynsberghe, A., Patel, R., & Primak, S. (2007). Robotic telesurgery: A real-world comparison of ground- and satellite-based Internet performance. International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, 3(2), 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.133

Rayman, R, Croome, K, Galbraith, N, McClure, R, Morady, R, Peterson, S, Smith, S, Subotic, V, Van Wynsberghe, A, Patel, R & Primak, S 2007, 'Robotic telesurgery: A real-world comparison of ground- and satellite-based Internet performance', International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcs.133

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