5G遠隔診療の取り組み📲 5G Remote Medical Treatment Initiatives

当院は、神戸大学国際がん医療センター（ICCRC）の森田先生にお誘い頂き、香川大学さんと3拠点4院でNTT docomoの5G回線と映像伝送ソリューション『LiveU』を用いた遠隔診療のプロジェクトに取り組んでいます。

背景として現在我が国はSociety 5.0時代を迎えており、IoT(Internet of Things)により人とモノが繋がり、人工知能(AI)により少子高齢化や地方過疎化等の課題克服を目指した社会の実現が待たれます。

消化器内視鏡分野も発展が著しく、様々な診断・治療技術やそのデバイスが開発される一方で、医師の地域偏在等の理由で受けられる医療や医師教育の質に差が生じているのも事実です。

私たちは前述の取り組みにより、現状打開の一歩にならないかと考えています。

Our hospital, invited by Dr. Morita of Kobe University International Cancer Center (ICCRC), is working with Kagawa University on a project for remote medical care using NTT docomo's 5G line and "LiveU," a video transmission solution, at four hospitals in three locations.

As a background, Japan is currently entering the Society 5.0 era, where people and things are connected through the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to help overcome issues such as the declining birthrate, aging population, and depopulation in rural areas.

The field of gastrointestinal endoscopy is also making remarkable progress, with the development of various diagnostic and therapeutic technologies and devices, but it is also true that there is a gap in the quality of medical care and physician education available due to the uneven distribution of physicians in different regions.

We hope that the aforementioned efforts will be a step toward overcoming the current situation.

＜LiveU送信機＞

LiveU Transmitter

バックパックに入るほどのサイズで4K品質の動画伝送が可能です

Small enough to fit in a backpack and capable of 4K quality video transmission

＜映像伝送のイメージ＞

Image of image transmission

内視鏡術者の内視鏡画面は5G回線を経由してLiveU送信機にてdocomoのクラウドへと伝送されます。それをほぼリアルタイムに各拠点のダブレット端末（iPadなど）やPCなどで受信できます。アノテーション（キャプチャー画像に書き込みなどを行います）を適宜加え、それが発信元も含めた各施設にリアルタイムに共有されるため指導や情報共有が可能となります。

The endoscopist's endoscope screen is transmitted to the docomo cloud via a LiveU transmitter via a 5G line. It can be received almost in real time by a doublet terminal (e.g., iPad) or PC at each site. Annotation (writing on captured images) can be added as needed, and this information is shared in real time with each facility, including the sender, allowing for guidance and information sharing.

↓↓docomoさんが作成して下さった動画です↓↓

Here is a video created by DOCOMO

＜内視鏡4K映像伝送実証 1分ver.＞

Demonstration of endoscope 4K video transmission 1min. ver.

＜内視鏡4K映像伝送実証 3分ver.＞

Endoscope 4K image transmission demonstration 3min. ver.

BOSSのインタビューもあります❗️

There is also an interview with BOSS: ❗️

今後も随時Instagram等で進捗状況を発信📲していきます。

We will continue to post progress updates on Instagram and other social media.