caa a22 4500 605539685 CHVBK 20210128105200.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10396-015-0639-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10396-015-0639-z Effects of horizontal console position on operator muscular stress during cardiac ultrasonic diagnosis [Elektronische Daten] [Hiroyuki Suzuki, Takayoshi Saito, Yoshihiro Shimomura, Tetsuo Katsuura] Ultrasound examinations tend to put sonographers in unnatural postures, which may lead to musculoskeletal disorders. In order to address this issue, in this study, we focused on the horizontal position of the console of a diagnostic ultrasound system to quantitatively assess the influence of the work plane position on musculoskeletal stress cardiac ultrasonic diagnosis in the bed-sitting position. Five subjects were asked to simulate a scanning task that involved touching five points on the console, setting the work plane at different positions in the space. Electromyogram of each part of the body indicated that the least stressful position of the left hand was about 350mm from the center of the trunk in the longitudinal (front-rear) direction and 100mm left from the center of the trunk in the lateral (left-right) direction. It is necessary to rotate the console in front of the operator for this purpose. The Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine, 2015 Diagnostic ultrasound system nationallicence Muscular stress nationallicence Console nationallicence Working posture nationallicence Working environment nationallicence Ergonomics nationallicence Suzuki Hiroyuki Design Office, Engineering Operation Division, Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Imai 3-7-19, 198-8577, Ome, Tokyo, Japan aut Saito Takayoshi Design Office, Engineering Operation Division, Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Imai 3-7-19, 198-8577, Ome, Tokyo, Japan aut Shimomura Yoshihiro Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan aut Katsuura Tetsuo Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan aut Journal of Medical Ultrasonics Springer Japan 42/4(2015-10-01), 499-504 1346-4523 42:4<499 2015 42 10396 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-015-0639-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-015-0639-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Suzuki Hiroyuki Design Office, Engineering Operation Division, Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Imai 3-7-19, 198-8577, Ome, Tokyo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saito Takayoshi Design Office, Engineering Operation Division, Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd., Imai 3-7-19, 198-8577, Ome, Tokyo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shimomura Yoshihiro Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Katsuura Tetsuo Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Medical Ultrasonics Springer Japan 42/4(2015-10-01), 499-504 1346-4523 42:4<499 2015 42 10396 SWISSBIB 560520727