Tutorial / Educational / Primers / Abstracts / Papers

Topics:

1. Telemedicine / Teleradiology
2. PACS (general)
3. DICOM
4. Medical Imaging
5. Medical Informatics
6. Other (Miscellaneous)

Telemedicine / Teleradiology

A Development System for Teleradiology Applications

[Extended Abstract]Grunert, Th., Wassermann, J., Weisser, F., Kolb, R., Skalej, M., Dammann, F., Schaich, M., Claussen, C.D. and Sell, S.

Evolution of Teleradiology in the Defense Medical Establishment

[Paper] Charles E. Willis, Robert DeTreville, Robert G. Leckie, Gary Norton, Dave Lyche, Fred Goeringer, John Monville, Kenneth A. Engebretson, Harold Walgren (January 1995)

Frequently Asked Teleradiology Questions

- Weak, a little out of date.

Hospital-to-Home Teleradiology

[Article] Kenneth M. Spicer, MD, PhD

Hospital-to-Hospital Teleradiology

[Article] Walter A. Carpenter, PhD, MD

How Network Technology Changes the Work Process at a Radiology Department

[Paper - Empirical Study] Nina Lundberg

Introduction to Teleradiology

Virtual Hospital

The Making of a PC PACS

[Exerpt] Exerpt from: A Comprehensive Approach to Telemedicine Implementation (Dec 1997)

Programma Nazionale Di Ricerca Per La Telemedicina

[Presentation]

Questions persist over value of teleradiology

[Article] Brenda Tilke

Restraining and facilitating factors in the diffusion of telemedicine - An interview study

[Paper] Deede Gammon

Security in Teleradiology Systems: Requirements and Proposed Mechanisms

[Paper] Author: Michael M. Medenis; Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Arizona

Telemedicine

[Paper] Birger Nymo

Telemedicine

[Presentation -- Pretty good] International Telecommunication Union

Telemedicine: Breaking the Distance Barrier in Health Care Delivery

[Paper] V. Garshnek, Ph.D.; L. H. Hasseff, M.D.; and H. Q. Davis, M.D., M.P.H (1997)

Telemedicine: The Bottomline

[Article] Kenneth P. Bonner, MHA, CHE (Nov 1997)

Telemedicine: Its place on the Information Highway

Telemedicine and Teleradiology in primary care: a GP's perspective

[Abstract from book, I think -- I cannot really tell] Dr John Wynn-Jones BSc MRCGP; Mrs Susan Groves-Phillips BA BSc MSc

Telemedicine Glossary

[Glossary] Health Science Center at Syracuse, New York

Telemedicine Glossary and Abbreviations

[Glossary] Utah Dept of Health (Oct 1997)

Telemedicine Related Activities

-- FDA, CDRH

Teleradiology

[Abstract] Richard Wright

Teleradiology and digital radiology

[Article] Torbjørn Sund

Teleradiology for Primary Diagnosis

- a little primer
Annoying, they force you to go through their front page.

Teleradiology in the U. S. Navy

[Presentation] Surgeon General's Leaders Conference Breakout Session: 32MN . (August 26, 1997)

PACS (general)

Access to a Digital Xray Archive over Internet

[Paper] Thoma GR.,Long LR.,Berman LE. (Sept 1992)

Clinical and Educational PACS, Teleradiology and Conferencing Using Low-cost UNIX Workstations.

[Paper] Paul E. Christian, Donald A. Baune, Frederick L. Datz

Design Considerations for Wide Area Distribution of Digital X-ray Images

[Paper] R Long, LE Berman, and GR Thoma (1993)

Design Issues for a Digital Xray Archive Accessed over the Internet

[Paper] Thoma GR.,Long LR.,Berman LE. (1994)

Design Strategy and Implementation of the Medical Diagnostic Image Support System at Two Large Military Medical Centers

[Paper] D. V. Smith, S. Smith, F. Sauls, M. A. Cawthon, R. J. Telepak (Jan 1995)

Development of distributed medical image database system under personal computer LAN

[Paper] Hiroyuki Yoshihara

Digital hospital/ PACS - An impact analysis (1996/97)

Contact: Claudia Wild, Walter Peissl

From PACS to the World Wide Web

The Future of PACS

[Article] Robert Cooke

Image Management & PACS

[Web Article] -- Peter C. Veader. Interesting read. Good background info.

Implementing Soft-Copy Reading

[Article] Michael M. Abiri, MD

Lessons Learned and Two Years Clinical Experience in Implementing the Medical Diagnostic Imaging Support (MDIS) System at Madigan Army Medical Center

[Paper] Donald V. Smith, Suzy Smith, Gregory N. Bender, Jon R. Carter, Michael A. Cawthon, Robert G. Leckie, John C. Weiser, John Romlein, Fred Goeringer (Jan 1995)

MEDStation: A PACS Workstation with Integrated CASE tool

[Paper] Thomas Grunert, Frank Weisser, Jürgen Wassermann (1996)

PACS: A PACS RFP Toolkit

by John H. Perry

PACS Cost Justification

[Article] Jeremy W.R. Young, MD

PACS for the Uninitiated: A Primer

[Paper] -- Philip Berman. New Formatting. No Commentary by David Clunie
PACS for the Uninitiated: A Primer (original web version) -- Poor formatting, but with Commentary by Dave Clunie.

PACS market migrates to 'early majority' users

[Article] Sridhar B. Seshadri

PACS Research (articles) - EuroPACS Newsletter

PACS Workstation functions: usage differences between radiologists and MICU physicians

-- Interesting paper

Painting picture perfect PACS

[Article] Sharon Watson (Nov 1997)

Personnel Training During PACS Implementation

[Paper] Michael A. Cawthon, D.O., Brooke Army Medical Center

Proceedings of the Digitized Radiographic Images: Challenges and Opportunities Workshop, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, June 2-3, 1993

[Report] User Interface Subcommittee Report; Lewis Berman, H. K. Huang, PhD., Murray Loew, PhD., Catherine Plaisant, PhD., Kenneth Salem, PhD., Rodney Long

Web Application Objectives

[Slide Presentation] Le Phan

¿Quées un P.A.C.S.? - Telemedicina en BISTURÍ

[Explanation] A. Alonso Alonso, R. Hornero Sánchez

DICOM

DICOM: An Introduction to the Standard

Steven C. Horii, Fred W. Prior, W. Dean Bidgood, Jr., Charles Parisot, Geert Claeys
[Alternate site] [Alternate site]

DICOM and Dentistry

[Explanation / Tutorial Web Site]

DICOM Basics

[Explanation] S. Brent Dove

DICOM: Digital Dining A La Carte - Digital Cardiology

[Article] Gerry A. Pelanek

Dummies on-line guide to MEDICOM/DICOM Speak

(or Dummy MEDICOM/DICOM Speak Guide)

The Fundamentals of DICOM [slightly commercial - ejf]

[Tutorial Presentation] Kodak Health Imaging: Learning Center

A Non-technical Introduction to DICOM

[Tutorial / Primer] Steven C. Horii

A summary of DICOM and the SNOMED-DICOM: Microglossary for pathologists

[Paper / Instructional] Dan Schwartz, M.D. (Sept, 1997)

Was ist DICOM?

[Article] unknown

WWW to DICOM interface

[Paper] George J. Grevera, Eric Feingold, Steven C. Horii

Medical Imaging

Changing the Game in X-Ray Imaging

[Commentary] Jack Adams (Dec 97).

Effects of Image Preprocessing/Resizing on Diagnostic Quality of Compressed Medical Images

[Paper] Barry J. Sullivan, Ameritech; Rashid Ansari, Bellcore.

Image Optimization for Computed Radiography

[Article] John Lobick

Image Reading Teaching Conference Support System: Analysis, Design, Implementation and Evaluation

[Paper] Akihiro Toshimitsu, MS; Olivia R. Liu Sheng, PhD; Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, MS

Interactive Selection of JPEG Quantization Tables for Digital X-Ray Image Compression

[Paper] L. E. Berman, Babak Nouri, Bautam Roy, L. Neve (Feb 1993)

Medical Image Compression [Horrible Formatting - ejf]

[Web] Max-Patrice's Home Page

Procesamiento de imágenes Biomédicas (Aplicaciones en Imágenes Médicas)

[Presentation] Joaquín Azpiroz Leehan, Verónica Medina Bañuelos, Raquel Valdés Cristerna

Relative Effects of Resolution and Quantization on the Quality of Compressed Medical Images

[Paper] Barry J. Sullivan, Ameritech; Rashid Ansari, Bellcore. Maryellen L. Giger & Heber MacMahon, University of Chicago

X-ray: A century of advances in diagnostic imaging

[Article] Originally published in Mayo Clinic Health Letter, June 1995

Medical Informatics

The Creation of a Virtual Electronic Medical Record

[Paper] James Kazmer, Katie Oliver, Alexander Crosby

Data Storage and Management Requirements for the Multimedia Computer-Based Patient Medical Record

[Paper] William B. Hanlon, Ethan F. Fener, Jeffrey W. Downs

Distributed health care imaging information systems

[Paper] Thompson, Johnston, Guojun, Lee, Tierney, and Terdiman

Evidenced Based Medicine, The Internet, and the Rise of Medical Informatics

[Paper] Dr. Enrico Coiera

Functional Description of Clinical Information Systems

[Information Paper] Military Health Services System

Highway to Health: Transforming U.S. Health Care in the Information Age

[Paper] Council on Competitiveness Publications Office (March 1996)

The Impact of Telematics on the Healthcare Sector in Europe

[Paper] Consortium for the European Commission, Directorate General XIII

Integration of HIS Components through Open Standards: An American HIS and a European Image Processing System

[Paper]J.W. London, U.Engelmann, D.E Morton, H.P. Meinzer, P. Degoulet

Standards for health care telematics - A new dimension and challenge to standards makers

[Paper] Sigurd From

Other (miscellaneous)

International MR Safety

[Web Site]

Key Criteria for Computer Display of Radiological Images - A Survey

[SPIE Poster] Paul Chen and Albert Xthona (Feb 1997)

RadioGraphics: Primer on Computers and Information Technology

[Tutorial / Primer] Paul Chang, David S. Channin, Steven C. Horii

Magazines (On-line, e-zines, commercial listings)

• Advance Newsmagazines
• atpUpdate
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Diagnostic Imaging - SCAN Newsletter
• Clinica on the Web
• healthtechnet.com
• Healthcare Informatics Online
• Inside UCLA Radiology (newsletter, old)
• International Telemedicine Center, Inc.
• Medical Design Online
• Medical Device Link:Front Page
• PACS & Networking News
• Telemedicine and Telehealth Networks Magazine -- nice article archive
• Telemedicine, Home Care and Telephone Triage News (Monthly Market Research + Catalogs "Magazine")
• Telemedicine Information Exchange
• Telemedicine Today