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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
To determine applicability of low-cost digital imaging for different radiographic modalities used in consultations from remote areas of the Ecuadorian rainforest with limited resources, both medical and financial. Low-cost digital imaging, consisting of hand-held digital cameras, was used for image capture at a remote location. Diagnostic radiographic images were captured in Ecuador by digital camera and transmitted to a password-protected File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, using standard Internet connectivity with standard security. After capture and subsequent transfer of images via low-bandwidth Internet connections, attending radiologists in the United States compared diagnoses to those from Ecuador to evaluate quality of image transfer. Corroborative diagnoses were obtained with the digital camera images for greater than 90% of the plain film and computed tomography studies. Ultrasound (U/S) studies demonstrated only 56% corroboration. Images of radiographs captured utilizing commercially available digital cameras can provide quality sufficient for expert consultation for many plain film studies for remote, underserved areas without access to advanced modalities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1530-5627
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
130-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Cost Control, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Ecuador, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Observer Variation, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Photography, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Technology Assessment, Biomedical, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Teleradiology, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Ultrasonography, pubmed-meshheading:15857253-Virginia
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Acquisition and evaluation of radiography images by digital camera.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Informatics and Technology Applications Consortium, Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA. cones@vcu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.