A teleradiology experiment in Portugal using an ISDN based system

Author

Pereira, A. Sousa ; Godinho, A. ; Rafael, J. ; Pires, V. ; Pinto, A. ; Ramos, F. ; Figueiredo, L.

Author_Institution

Aveiro Univ., Portugal

fYear

1995

fDate

20-24 Aug 1995

Firstpage

285

Lastpage

287

Abstract

This paper describes a Teleradiology experiment which is being held in Portugal involving Hospitals in the northern region of the country. These healthcare units are connected by means of ISDN basic accesses (2B+D) and use the INTERACT system. The system is based on Personal Computers running Windows, and creates an integrated environment for cooperative work in Medical Imaging. A DICOM interface module is also provided as well as basic tools (telepointer, magnifying glass, contrast manipulation). The system has been running in two hospitals of Porto area with good user acceptance. Organizational changes must be implemented in the involved units for a perfect integration of these new telematic tools

Keywords

ISDN; biomedical imaging; groupware; medical image processing; radiology; DICOM interface module; INTERACT system; ISDN based; Medical Imaging; Por; Portugal; cooperative work; healthcare units; teleradiology; Biomedical imaging; Collaborative work; DICOM; Glass; Hospitals; ISDN; Medical services; Microcomputers; Telematics; Windows;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image Management and Communications, 1995., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Oahu Island, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7560-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMAC.1995.532933

Filename

532933