New technology for image transfer, compression and storage

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-167

  Fyfe, Derek A ^a  

^a Children's Heart Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Digital imaging; Storage; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; STORAGE;

EID: 0030843998     PISSN: 10589813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1058-9813(97)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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