Telemedicine provides doctors with access to remotely-located resources and empowers diagnosis and consultation over a network connection. Key objectives of telemedicine are to decrease the cost and increase the efficiency of medical service. This thesis presents an example of an advanced telemedicine application. A prototype system for remote image diagnosis using an optical microscope was des...

Recent advances in networking, robotics, and computer technology allow today realtime diagnosis, consultation, and education by using images obtained through remote microscopy. This paper presents a new approach in telepathology, the Image Guided Decision Support (IGDS) system, which integrates components for both remote microscope control and decision support. Using the Micro-Controller compon...

A model for performing remote orthotic assessments using low-bandwidth computer communication technology (video conferencing) was developed, tested, and evaluated. System evaluation involved comparing a series of remote assessments with on-site assessments. While most on-site and on-line results were similar, discrepancies which occurred were attributed to between-clinician differences, measure...

Telemedicine is the delivery of health care services between two remote locations through information and communication technologies to improve a patient’s health condition. It is a tool to increase access to quality care services for patients in both developing and developed countries in any situation in which there is a barrier to receiving treatment [1]. There are generally two methods of te...

BACKGROUND An increase in perinatal mortality prompted a review of services to pregnant women in remote northern and western Queensland, Australia. In order to address the needs of the indigenous population in particular, a range of service changes was implemented to improve outcomes. OBJECTIVE This article aims to highlight the changes made in the delivery of local and regional antenatal ser...

In this paper, we present our approach to developing Global Pi&we Archiving and Communication System (Global PACS) applicalions using Ihe Open Software Foundation Distributed Computing Environment (OSF DCE) services and toolkits. Designing distributed Global PACS applications using the OSF DCE approach willfeature an open architecture, heterogeneity, scalability, and technology independence for...

In this ultrasound ® eld study, patients were examined by a technologist in a separate room from the radiologist. Two-way audio and the NTSC video signal from the ultrasound probe were provided to the remote radiologist. Data were collected using observation, surveys, and interviews. Of particular interest was how often the radiologists felt it clinically necessary to walk to the examination ro...

Telemedicine provides the opportunity to bring medical expertise to the bedside, even if the medical expert is not physically near the patient. Internet technology has facilitated telemedicine allowing for voice, video and other data to be exchanged between remote locations. To date, applications of telemedicine to anesthesia (Teleanesthesia) have been limited. Previous work by Cone et al., (An...

BACKGROUND In the vast state of Queensland, Australia, access to specialist paediatric services are only available in the capital city of Brisbane, and are limited in regional and remote locations. During home-based palliative care, it is not always desirable or practical to move a patient to attend appointments, and so access to care may be even further limited. To address these problems, at t...