1;Preface;5 2;Contents;7 3;List of Contributors;17 4;Abbreviations;25 5;Introduction to Teleradiology;30 5.1;1.1 Introduction to Telemedicine;30 5.2;1.2 What Is Teleradiology;31 5.3;1.3 Basic System Components;32 5.4;1.4 Scope of Teleradiology;35 5.5;1.5 Relevance of Teleradiology in Developing Countries;36 5.6;1.6 Rewards of Teleradiology;37 5.7;Summary;37 5.8;References;38 6;The Future of Teleradiology in Medicine Is Here Today;40 6.1;2.1 Introduction;40 6.2;2.2 History: The Beginning;41 6.3;2.3 Future Goals and Benefits;42 6.4;2.4 Technical Framework: Backbone for Teleradiology;42 6.5;2.5 Teleradiology Security and Preservation of Confidentiality: How Health Providers Maintain Confidentiality with the Electronic Transmission of Patient Records;46 6.6;2.6 Education and Training: Increasing the Knowledge of Physicians with Increased Image Exposure;46 6.7;2.7 Future Directions: Where Wireless Communications Could Take Teleradiology;47 6.8;2.8 Conclusion;48 6.9;Summary;48 6.10;References;49 7;Compression of Medical Images for Teleradiology;50 7.1;3.1 Background Information;50 7.2;3.2 Global Experience with Reversible Compression;52 7.3;3.3 Global Experience with Irreversible Compression;53 7.4;3.4 Education and Training: Benefits of Irreversible Compression and Modeling;55 7.5;3.5 Future Directions;57 7.6;3.6 Conclusion;58 7.7;Summary;58 7.8;References;59 8;DICOM Image Secure Communication with Internet Protocols;62 8.1;4.1 Introduction;62 8.2;4.2 Image Communication Modes in Teleradiology;63 8.3;4.3 TCP/IPv6/IPv4 Communication Protocols and DICOM Communication Software;64 8.4;4.4 Implementation of DICOM Secure Image Communication Protocols;67 8.5;4.5 Performance Evaluation of DICOM Image Secure Communication Protocols;70 8.6;4.6 DICOM Image Secure Communication in Web Applications;73 8.7;4.7 Future Directions and Applications of DICOM Image Secure Communication;74 8.8;Summary;75 8.9;References;75 9;Radiological Tele-immersion;78 9.1;5.1 Introduction;78 9.2;5.2 Tele-immersive Devices;79 9.3;5.3 Volume Rendering;83 9.4;5.4 Visualization of Large-Scale Volumetric Data Using a Computer Cluster;84 9.5;5.5 Tele-immersive Collaboration;87 9.6;5.6 Implementation;90 9.7;5.7 Conclusions;91 9.8;Summary;91 9.9;Acknowledgments;92 9.10;References;92 10;Use of a Radiology Picture Archiving and Communication System to Catalogue Photographic Images;94 10.1;6.1 Introduction;94 10.2;6.2 Experience with Documenting Venous Insufficiency;95 10.3;6.3 Conclusion;98 10.4;Summary;98 10.5;References;98 11;Teleradiology with DICOM E-mail;100 11.1;7.1 Introduction;100 11.2;7.2 Technical Aspects;101 11.3;7.3 Experiences;102 11.4;7.4 Conclusion;103 11.5;Summary;104 11.6;References;104 12;Teleradiology Multimedia Messaging Service in the Provision of Emergency Neurosurgical Service;106 12.1;8.1 Background;106 12.2;8.2 Global Experience;108 12.3;8.3 Multimedia Messaging Service;110 12.4;8.4 Conclusion;114 12.5;Summary;115 12.6;References;115 13;Ultrasound Image Transmission via Camera Phones;118 13.1;9.1 Introduction;118 13.2;9.2 Potential Uses;119 13.3;9.3 Challenges;122 13.4;9.4 Image Transmission;127 13.5;9.5 Conclusion;127 13.6;Summary;128 13.7;References;128 14;Clinical Teleradiology: Collaboration over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures;130 14.1;10.1 Background Information;130 14.2;10.2 Global Experience;131 14.3;10.3 Collaboration Patterns and E-learning;135 14.4;10.4 Future Directions;137 14.5;Summary;140 14.6;References;140 15;Teleplanning in Image- Guided Dental Implantology;144 15.1;11.1 Introduction;144 15.2;Summary;149 15.3;References;149 16;Web-Based Medical System for Managing and Processing Gynecological - Obstetrical - Radiological Data;150 16.1;12.1 Introduction;150 16.2;12.2 System Structure;152 16.3;12.3 Clinical Application of the System;163 16.4;12.4 Discussion;164 16.5;12.5 Conclusions;166 16.6;Summary;166 16.7;References;166 17;Robotized Tele- echography;168 17.1;13.1 Introduction;168 17.2;13.2 Tele- echography Plant Ge