Advanced Medical Technology and Network Systems Research.
Abstract
The focus of the Medical Vanguard Project has continued to progress in the fields of telemedicine, surgical simulation, and distance education. The key areas that the annual report presents includes: The shift from interactive video based telemedicine to non-interactive, store and forward applications that are Internet based: This switch comes from the difficulties in scheduling interactive sessions with physicians who already have tight schedules and therefore make the telemedicine consult difficult. We have launched an extensive Internet telemedicine program in two chronic illness areas, diabetes and home peritoneal dialysis from the previous efforts dealing with telemedicine support for acute care. Also reported this year is the development of a global MRI teleradiology network to support medical research of rare diseases where studies from multiple institutions, including international sites. The support of distance medical education, a comprehensive database containing pathology slides of 240 prostate surgical specimens was established at the ISIS Center. Our simulated biopsy indicates that the current biopsy protocol is suboptimal. The integration of imaging systems and surgical procedures effort is accomplished in part by establishing the technology requirements for image-guided therapies. Advanced technologies included in this report are impedance imaging and a palpation training system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA376158
Entities
People
- Seongki Mun
Organizations
- Georgetown University