Application of super high definition images in telepathology and teleradiology

Author

Fujii, Tetsurou ; Suzuki, Junji ; Furukawa, Isao ; Ono, Sadayasu ; Ashihara, Tsukasa ; Ando, Yutaka

Author_Institution

NTT Opt. Network Syst. Lab., Yokosuka, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

18-22 Nov 1996

Firstpage

907

Abstract

This paper focuses on the digitization and networking of medical image information used within and among hospitals. We have targeted image information that demands the highest level of quality (radiological and pathological images) for application in medical diagnosis using super high definition (SHD) images, whose resolution is more than 2000×2000 pixels. To prove its quality and effectiveness, SHD image stations and a digital microscope are developed, and connected to an ATM network. With this networked SHD image system, all functions requested for medical information is really evaluated including, processing algorithms, coding algorithms, and transmission protocol

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; diagnostic radiography; image coding; image resolution; medical image processing; medical information systems; microscopes; microscopy; protocols; ATM network; SHD image stations; coding algorithms; digital microscope; hospitals; image resolution; medical diagnosis; medical image information; networked SHD image system; pathological images; processing algorithms; radiological images; super high definition images; telepathology; teleradiology; transmission protocol; Biomedical imaging; Hospitals; Image coding; Image resolution; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Microscopy; Pathology; Pixel; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3336-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.585997

Filename

585997