The feasibility of real-time transmission of sonographic images from a remote location over low-bandwidth Internet links: a pilot study
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OBJECTIVE: We sought to show that sonography can be performed in teleconference settings, "telesonography," in which a remotely located sonography interpreter can monitor the examination in real-time and guide the examiner with voice commands while the patient simultaneously undergoes imaging, albeit at low resolution, thus helping to overcome the lack of trained operators in certain areas. CONCLUSION: This system of image transfer offers the potential for sonography to be performed at a remote underdeveloped region and interpreted in real-time at a distant site by trained radiologists, thereby extending the presence of physicians in virtual space.
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Several studies on the topic of tele-ultrasound in resource-limited settings were not included because they did not report a patient care intervention or meaningful clinical outcomes.
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- Authors
- Popov, V., Popov, D., Kacar, I., & Harris, R. D.
- Affiliations
- Dartmouth College (US)
- University of Belgrade (RS)
- Department of Radiology, St. John Surgical Hospital, Zrenjanin, Serbia and Montenegro.
- Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Roentgenology
- Publisher
- American Roentgen Ray Society
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 188
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- W219-W222
- ISSN
- 0002-9580 (ISSN-L)
- 0361-803X
- 1546-3141
- OpenAlex
- W2163867182
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Roentgenology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Ultrasound in Clinical Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Radiology practices and education
- Keywords
- real-time image transmission, telemedicine, teleconferencing
- MeSH terms
- Computer Systems, Feasibility Studies, Humans, Image Enhancement, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Sensitivity and Specificity, Ultrasonography, User-Computer Interface, Reproducibility of Results, Teleradiology, Internet, Data Compression
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