Title :
An open system for ECG telemedicine and telecare
Author :
Thanos, A. ; Economakos, G. ; Papakonstantinou, G. ; Tsanakas, P. ; Nikolaidis, L.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Comput. Sci., Athens Nat. Tech. Univ., Greece
Abstract :
A novel system for ECG Telemedicine and Telecare is presented. It exhibits a low cost performance ratio and thus can provide advanced telemedicine services in remote or isolated areas. It can be used as a fundamental telemedicine platform, offering essential medical services, allowing a referred physician from far away to offer assistance without traveling to the referred medical site. The communication infrastructure used covers a wide range of media including public switched telephone network and cellular networks. The system is open with respect to the hardware it uses. The system is also open to Generalized Hospital Information Systems due to its DICOM compliance
Keywords :
electrocardiography; medical information systems; patient care; telemedicine; DICOM compliance; ECG telecare; ECG telemedicine; cellular networks; communication infrastructure; essential medical services; fundamental telemedicine platform; generalized hospital information systems; isolated areas; low cost performance ratio; medical instrumentation; public switched telephone network; referred physician; remote areas; Communication switching; Costs; Electrocardiography; Hardware; Hospitals; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Medical services; Open systems; Telemedicine; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1998
Conference_Location :
Cleveland, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5200-9
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1998.731770
