Developments in teleradiology are progressing at great speed. As a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field. This first-ever book on teleradiology is presented in such a way that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their knowledge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all professionals, including radiologists, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short time, driven by technical developments, the field of teleradiology has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of experts. Therefore, Teleradiology has been written with chapter contributions from a host of renowned international authorities in teleradiology (see the Contents and the Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter focusing on recent advances in teleradiology is truly up to date. Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book makes up for any limitations in its comp- hensiveness.

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The Future of Teleradiology in Medicine Is Here Today
Compression of Medical Images for Teleradiology
DICOM Image Secure Communication with Internet Protocols
Radiological Tele-immersion
Use of a Radiology Picture Archiving and Communication System to Catalogue Photographic Images
Teleradiology with DICOM E-mail
Teleradiology Multimedia Messaging Service in the Provision of Emergency Neurosurgical Service
Ultrasound Image Transmission via Camera Phones
Clinical Teleradiology: Collaboration over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures
Teleplanning in Image-Guided Dental Implantology
Web-Based Medical System for Managing and Processing Gynecological-Obstetrical-Radiological Data
Robotized Tele-echography
US Army Teleradiology: Using Modern X-ray Technology To Treat Our Soldiers
Teleradiology for Traumatic Brain Injury Management
Impact of Teleradiology in Clinical Practice: A Malaysian Perspective
Teleradiology: A Northern Finland Perspective
Wireless Teleradiology and Security
High-Volume Teleradiology Service: Focus on Radiologist and Patient Satisfaction
Global Trade in Teleradiology: Economic and Legal Concerns
Teleradiology: An Audit.