SPIHT-based echocardiogram compression: Clinical evaluation and recommendations of use

IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-112

  Cavero, Eva ^a   Alesanco, Álvaro ^a   Castro, Lena ^b   Montoya, José ^b   Lacambra, Isaac ^b   García, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical evaluation; Compression; Echocardiogram; Telemedicine; Transmission; Ultrasound; Video

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DOPPLER EFFECT; TELEMEDICINE; TRANSMISSIONS; ULTRASONICS; VISUALIZATION;

CLINICAL EVALUATION; CODING METHODS; COMPRESSION METHODS; COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES; ECHOCARDIOGRAM; EVALUATION METHODOLOGIES; TRANSMISSION RATES; VIDEO;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DATA COMPRESSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84885153535     PISSN: 21682194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TITB.2012.2227336     Document Type: Article

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