Title :
Signal processing challenges in telemedicine
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng., Georgia Tech., GA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The use of computer technology in medicine is proliferating. This is exemplified by the current trends and visions in telemedicine. This lecture presents a discussion of some of the current activities and services contemplated in upcoming years, and some of the signal processing challenges associated with bringing these visions to fruition. Specific topics include home health care examinations, teleradiology, telesurgery, computer-aided diagnoses, and compression and transmission of medical image data.
Keywords :
health care; image coding; medical image processing; patient treatment; radiology; visual communication; computer technology; computer-aided diagnoses; home health care examinations; medical image data compression; medical image data transmission; services; signal processing; telemedicine; teleradiology; telesurgery; Biomedical imaging; Home computing; Image coding; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Signal processing; Speech; Telecommunication computing; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '97. IEEE Region 10 Annual Conference. Speech and Image Technologies for Computing and Telecommunications., Proceedings of IEEE
Conference_Location :
Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4365-4
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1997.647296
