Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3336-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.585997
