Title :
A Real-Time Collaborative Tele-Ultrasonography System Applied to Underserved Communities
Author :
Roesler, V. ; Iochpe, C. ; Da Cunha, A. ; Delazari Binotto, Alecio Pedro
Author_Institution :
Inf. Inst., UFRGS - Fed. Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Abstract :
Most of the current telemedicine applications have characteristics like “second medical opinion,” “access to remote medical knowledge bases,” and “remote assistance,” ranging from simple to very complex scenarios (Brell, 2009). These are applications that chiefly aim to provide technical support to the decision-making of nonspecialist doctors, who often work in places far from advanced medical centers.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; decision making; decision support systems; telemedicine; ultrasonic imaging; decision-making; nonspecialist doctors; real-time collaborative tele-ultrasonography; technical support; telemedicine; Biomedical image processing; Collaboration; Real time systems; Ultrasonography;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPOT.2012.2201334
