Can Untrained Patients Perform Their Own Skin and Soft Tissue Ultrasound Examination by Teleguidance?

This pilot study aims to determine if patients untrained in performing ultrasound can self-scan to obtain images under remote clinician teleguidance during a simulated telehealth encounter. This study also seeks to describe the patients' comfort level and barriers to performing an ultrasound examination on themselves using a handheld ultrasound device. This was a single center prospective observational cohort study conducted over a 4-month period in 2021.