Title :
Telediagnostic platform for uterus cancer risk diminution in Mexico
Author :
Montesinos, Luis ; Puentes, John ; Parra, Alfonso ; Solaiman, Basel ; Roux, Christian
Author_Institution :
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores, Monterrey, Mexico
Abstract :
Uterus cancer diagnosis in Mexico confronts a complex problem of high disease incidence, combined with considerable delays introduced by the current diagnostic procedure, particularly in rural zones. This paper presents the scenario, use cases, architecture and conceived prototype of a telediagnostic platform, proposed as a suitable alternative to improve uterus cancer diagnosis in Mexican rural zones. Such platform is intended to reduce the risk of delayed pathology identification, by means of opportune patient data exchange between numerous pathology technicians and few specialized pathologists.
Keywords :
Internet; biological organs; biomedical optical imaging; cancer; cellular biophysics; gynaecology; medical diagnostic computing; telemedicine; Mexican rural zones; Mexico; death; delayed pathology identification; diagnostic procedure; high disease incidence; pathologists; pathology technicians; patient data exchange; rural zones; telediagnostic platform; uterus cancer diagnosis; uterus cancer risk diminution; women; Cancer; Delay; Digital cameras; Diseases; Hospitals; Medical services; Microscopy; Pathology; Prototypes; Risk management;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2003. 4th International IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7667-6
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2003.1222438