Wireless live streaming video of surgical operations: An evaluation of communication quality

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 391-396

  Schneider, Armin ^a   Wilhelm, Dirk ^a,b   Doll, Dietrich ^b   Rauschenbach, Uwe ^c   Finkenzeller, Michael ^c   Wirnhier, Helga ^a   Illgner, Klaus ^c   Feussner, Hubertus ^a,b  

^a Workgroup MITI ^*  (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; SURGERY; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 43349105106     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763307783064386     Document Type: Article

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