Advances in Telemedicine Using Mobile Communications

Abstract

Future telemedicine systems will exploit mobile communications technology so that patients who are free to move around at home or at work, or in emergency medical situations, can be monitored in a hospital. At present, the GSM mobile telephone cellular network is limited to 9.6 kbps, but with the introduction of the third generation (3G) network, data rates of 144 kbps will be available, giving scope for the transmission of much more biomedical data as well as voice and video data if required. The paper discusses some of the issues involved and outlines the types of systems that will be viable with the new technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 2001
Accession Number
ADA410376

Entities

People

  • B. Woodward
  • C. I. Richards
  • R. S. H. Istepanian

Organizations

  • Brunel University London

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Data Rate
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Digital Communications
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrocardiography
  • Engineering
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobile Communications
  • Mobile Phones
  • Signal Processing
  • Telemedicine

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
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Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology