Integration of an echo component in a standard XECG system: a modular approach

The most frequently, used echocardiographic test of myocardial viabiliq is dobutamine stress echacardiography. Besides an adequate Echo machine, the echo laboratoly must have basic equipment such as a 12 lead ECG recording system, non invasive blood pressure monitoring, and a precision intravenous delivery system for pharmacological stress testing. This paper describes the integration of these components into a modular system with standard interjGaces for hardware and soflware. In realizing such an application. we nimed to use as many as possible existing applications (databases, Cardio Control Workstation, Internet Explorer, RICOM viewer, internet Information Services). We also had to interface the following devicer: infusion pump, ECG recorder, Echo machine, NiBP recorder. The system is planned to be in use at the end of 2004.