One hundred case studies of Asia-Pacific telemedicine using a digital video transport system over a research and education network

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-117

  Shimizu, Shuji ^a   Nakashima, Naoki ^a   Okamura, Koji ^b   Tanaka, Masao ^a,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Digital video transport system; Endoscopy; Research and education network; Surgery; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SYSTEMS; ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES; DIGITAL VIDEO SIGNALS; DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSPORT SYSTEM; DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; FREE SOFTWARES; FUKUOKA , JAPANS; HIGH QUALITIES; HIGH-SPEED; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS; MOVING IMAGES; NETWORK BANDWIDTHS; NEW SYSTEMS; RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORK; TIME- DELAYS; USE OF VIDEOS;

DIGITAL TELEVISION; EDUCATION; ENDOSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SURGERY; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; INTERNET PROTOCOL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROCOMPUTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECONFERENCE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ASIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRONICS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PACIFIC ISLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SOFTWARE; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 59949105915     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0067     Document Type: Article

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