Signal processing challenges in telemedicine

Author

Smith, Mark J T

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng., Georgia Tech., GA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

4-4 Dec. 1997

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1997.647296

Filename

647296