Teleradiology

Developments in teleradiology are progressing at great speed. As a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field. This first-ever book on teleradiology is presented in such a way that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their knowledge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all professionals, including radiologists, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short time, driven by technical developments, the field of teleradiology has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of experts. Therefore, Teleradiology has been written with chapter contributions from a host of renowned international authorities in teleradiology (see the Contents and the Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter focusing on recent advances in teleradiology is truly up to date. Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book makes up for any limitations in its comp- hensiveness.

Developments in teleradiology are progressing at great speed. As a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field. This first-ever book on teleradiology is presented in such a way that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their knowledge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all professionals, including radiologists, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short time, driven by technical developments, the field of teleradiology has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of experts. Therefore, Teleradiology has been written with chapter contributions from a host of renowned international authorities in teleradiology (see the Contents and the Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter focusing on recent advances in teleradiology is truly up to date. Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book makes up for any limitations in its comp- hensiveness.

to Teleradiology.- The Future of Teleradiology in Medicine Is Here Today.- Compression of Medical Images for Teleradiology.- DICOM Image Secure Communication with Internet Protocols.- Radiological Tele-immersion.- Use of a Radiology Picture Archiving and Communication System to Catalogue Photographic Images.- Teleradiology with DICOM E-mail.- Teleradiology Multimedia Messaging Service in the Provision of Emergency Neurosurgical Service.- Ultrasound Image Transmission via Camera Phones.- Clinical Teleradiology: Collaboration over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures.- Teleplanning in Image-Guided Dental Implantology.- Web-Based Medical System for Managing and Processing Gynecological–Obstetrical–Radiological Data.- Robotized Tele-echography.- US Army Teleradiology: Using Modern X-ray Technology To Treat Our Soldiers.- Teleradiology for Traumatic Brain Injury Management.- Impact of Teleradiology in Clinical Practice: A Malaysian Perspective.- Teleradiology: A Northern Finland Perspective.- Wireless Teleradiology and Security.- High-Volume Teleradiology Service: Focus on Radiologist and Patient Satisfaction.- Global Trade in Teleradiology: Economic and Legal Concerns.- Teleradiology: An Audit.