Low-cost ISDN videoconferencing equipment for orthopaedic second opinions

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作者
Baruffaldi, F
Mattioli, P
Toni, A
Klutke, PJ
Englmeier, KH
机构
[1] Ist Ortoped Rizzoli, Lab Biomat Technol, I-40136 Bologna, Italy
[2] GSF, Natl Res Ctr Environm & Hlth, Inst Med Informat & Hlth Serv Res, Neuherberg, Germany
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10.1258/1357633991932478
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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We validated the application of low-cost ISDN videoconferencing equipment for telemedicine. A telemedicine benchmark was designed and four different office videoconferencing systems were evaluated, all using basic-rate ISDN connections (128 kbit/s). All the low-cost systems showed generally good or acceptable performance for clinical use. We also investigated the feasibility of videoconferencing for an orthopaedic second-opinion service. Eight point-to-point conferences were conducted to discuss real clinical cases by use of interactive sharing of medical images. The average duration of each session was 35 min. Encouraging results were obtained.
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