CARE
Echocardiography is essential in diagnosing heart disease, but high demand often strains resources. The CARE ECHO trial evaluates Corbotics' autonomous robotic system for performing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), aiming to improve efficiency, reduce workload, and maintain diagnostic quality.
Study Highlights:
- Goal: Compare the diagnostic accuracy of robotic bedside echo (BBE) vs. manual TTE
- Secondary Goals: Assess cost-efficiency, patient satisfaction, and workflow integration
- Design: Randomized, controlled, investigator-blinded trial with 360 adult participants
- Unique Feature: Patients in the robot arm undergo both BBE and manual TTE for direct comparison
This groundbreaking trial could pave the way for robotics in routine cardiac diagnostics.