Quasi-real-time telemedical checkup system for x-ray examination of UGI tract based on high-speed network

Toshikazu Sakano; Takahiro Yamaguchi; Tatsuya Fujii; Akira Okumura; Isao Furukawa; Sadayasu Ono; Junji Suzuki; Yutaka Ando; Ehiichi Kohda; Yoshinori Sugino; Yoshiyuki Okada; Sachi Amaki

doi:10.1117/12.386436

18 May 2000 Quasi-real-time telemedical checkup system for x-ray examination of UGI tract based on high-speed network

Toshikazu Sakano, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Fujii, Akira Okumura, Isao Furukawa, Sadayasu Ono, Junji Suzuki, Yutaka Ando, Ehiichi Kohda, Yoshinori Sugino, Yoshiyuki Okada, Sachi Amaki

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Proceedings Volume 3980, Medical Imaging 2000: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386436
Event: Medical Imaging 2000, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

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We constructed a high-speed medical information network testbed, which is one of the largest testbeds in Japan, and applied it to practical medical checkups for the first time. The constructed testbed, which we call IMPACT, consists of a Super-High Definition Imaging system, a video conferencing system, a remote database system, and a 6 - 135 Mbps ATM network. The interconnected facilities include the School of Medicine in Keio University, a company's clinic, and an NTT R&D center, all in and around Tokyo. We applied IMPACT to the mass screening of the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract at the clinic. All 5419 radiographic images acquired at them clinic for 523 employees were digitized (2048 X 1698 X 12 bits) and transferred to a remote database in NTT. We then picked up about 50 images from five patients and sent them to nine radiological specialists at Keio University. The processing, which includes film digitization, image data transfer, and database registration, took 574 seconds per patient in average. The average reading time at Keio Univ. was 207 seconds. The overall processing time was estimated to be 781 seconds per patient. From these experimental results, we conclude that quasi-real time tele-medical checkups are possible with our prototype system.

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Toshikazu Sakano, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Tatsuya Fujii, Akira Okumura, Isao Furukawa, Sadayasu Ono, Junji Suzuki, Yutaka Ando, Ehiichi Kohda, Yoshinori Sugino, Yoshiyuki Okada, and Sachi Amaki "Quasi-real-time telemedical checkup system for x-ray examination of UGI tract based on high-speed network", Proc. SPIE 3980, Medical Imaging 2000: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (18 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.386436

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