Esperienza di teleconsultazione radiologica a basso costo di gestione

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show how to obtain a qualified system for teleradiology using with already available resources in the diagnostic room, such as a workstation used to post-process CT and MR images.

Thank to a personal computer (PC), a software translating workstation CT and MR images compatible with PC standard, software working along with the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), and finally a connection with world wide web by modem and Internet provider, it was possible to send images from CT and MR devices to the workstation and from there to the PC. The images were formatted in JPG files and then compressed in ZIP files to reduce those files and to have a faster transmission. The files were sent by modem to the e-mail box of the doctor whose opinion was sought and he could return his diagnosis in the same way.

Basically, the costs were represented by the PC, the modem, the yearly subscription to an internet provider and time/telephone charge.