Title :
IMFOMED: a new component in the CADANS computer network
Author :
Van Kester, Jatg ; Dijk, WA ; Gerritsen, MGJM ; Venema, Ac ; van Rappard, F. ; Meester, Gt
Author_Institution :
ICIN, Utrecht, Netherlands
Abstract :
The aim of this project was the design and development of a nationwide facility to handle and manipulate cardiac images in combination with other relevant patient data for the medical research environment. The infrastructure used is based on CADANS, a nationwide low-speed TCP/IP network operating between the 8 university hospitals in the Netherlands. The DICOM protocol has been chosen to standardize the communication between different locations. Investigations were carried out to evaluate the effects of lossy data-compression techniques on transmission speed and image quality. A prototype viewing station, based on a graphical user interface, was developed featuring several tools to handle and manipulate the images on screen.<>
Keywords :
cardiology; information networks; medical image processing; CADANS computer network; DICOM protocol; IMFOMED; Netherlands; cardiac images manipulation; graphical user interface; image handling tools; image quality; lossy data-compression techniques; medical research environment; nationwide facility; nationwide low-speed TCP/IP network; patient data; prototype viewing station; transmission speed; university hospitals; Biomedical imaging; Computer networks; DICOM; Hospitals; IP networks; Image quality; Propagation losses; Protocols; Prototypes; TCPIP;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1994
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-6570-X
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1994.470138
