A flexible, low cost workstation for the cardiac catheterization laboratory

Author

Herrera-BendezÙ, L.G. ; Garcia, J. ; Denys, B.G. ; Reddy, P.S.

Author_Institution

Div. of Cardiology, Pittsburgh Univ., PA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

23-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

577

Lastpage

580

Abstract

A graphical workstation was developed to support cardiac catheterization procedures. The design and implementation of the system are described. The workstation integrates the following functions: (1) signal acquisition; (2) signal display; (3) signal processing; and (4) signal and patient information storage, retrieval, and management. This integration is accomplished through a powerful, low cost, graphical workstation based on highly integrated hardware and software subsystems. The functions of the system can easily be extended as required by user and research needs. The authors discuss the current status of the system and future developments

Keywords

biomedical equipment; cardiology; computer graphics; laboratory apparatus and techniques; medical diagnostic computing; workstations; cardiac catheterization laboratory; flexible low cost graphical workstation; graphical workstation; highly integrated hardware/software subsystems; information management; information retrieval; patient information storage; signal acquisition; signal display; signal processing; Catheterization; Computer displays; Costs; Hardware; Laboratories; Network servers; Power system management; Relational databases; Signal processing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2485-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1991.168976

Filename

168976