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11027126

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
Radiographs on a viewing box were photographed at a remote hospital in South Africa using a digital camera with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels at 24-bit colour depth. The resultant images were stored in JPEG format and transmitted as email attachments to be read on a PC monitor by radiologists in Durban and Cape Town. Twenty-seven images were received, of which 23 were of diagnostic quality (85%). The mean file size was 120 kByte. For quality control purposes, 100 chest radiographs were photographed at a base hospital and read by a radiologist blinded to the diagnosis. In this study 96 images were of diagnostic quality (96%) and the correct diagnosis was made in 90 cases (94%). Incorrect readings were made in six cases (6%): small pulmonary nodules (less than 1 cm in diameter) were missed in five cases and in one case early apical tuberculosis was missed. Digital camera technology permits simple, inexpensive telemedicine. Limited spatial resolution is a concern when reading chest images with small pulmonary nodules and infiltrates.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1357-633X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
A simple telemedicine system using a digital camera.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, University of Natal, South Africa. corr@med.und.ac.za
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't