1;Preface;52;Contents;73;List of Contributors;174;Abbreviations;255;Introduction to Teleradiology;305.1;1.1 Introduction to Telemedicine;305.2;1.2 What Is Teleradiology;315.3;1.3 Basic System Components;325.4;1.4 Scope of Teleradiology;355.5;1.5 Relevance of Teleradiology in Developing Countries;365.6;1.6 Rewards of Teleradiology;375.7;Summary;375.8;References;386;The Future of Teleradiology in Medicine Is Here Today;406.1;2.1 Introduction;406.2;2.2 History: The Beginning;416.3;2.3 Future Goals and Benefits;426.4;2.4 Technical Framework: Backbone for Teleradiology;426.5;2.5 Teleradiology Security and Preservation of Confidentiality: How Health Providers Maintain Confidentiality with the Electronic Transmission of Patient Records;466.6;2.6 Education and Training: Increasing the Knowledge of Physicians with Increased Image Exposure;466.7;2.7 Future Directions: Where Wireless Communications Could Take Teleradiology;476.8;2.8 Conclusion;486.9;Summary;486.10;References;497;Compression of Medical Images for Teleradiology;507.1;3.1 Background Information;507.2;3.2 Global Experience with Reversible Compression;527.3;3.3 Global Experience with Irreversible Compression;537.4;3.4 Education and Training: Benefits of Irreversible Compression and Modeling;557.5;3.5 Future Directions;577.6;3.6 Conclusion;587.7;Summary;587.8;References;598;DICOM Image Secure Communication with Internet Protocols;628.1;4.1 Introduction;628.2;4.2 Image Communication Modes in Teleradiology;638.3;4.3 TCP/IPv6/IPv4 Communication Protocols and DICOM Communication Software;648.4;4.4 Implementation of DICOM Secure Image Communication Protocols;678.5;4.5 Performance Evaluation of DICOM Image Secure Communication Protocols;708.6;4.6 DICOM Image Secure Communication in Web Applications;738.7;4.7 Future Directions and Applications of DICOM Image Secure Communication;748.8;Summary;758.9;References;759;Radiological Tele-immersion;789.1;5.1 Introduction;789.2;5.2 Tele-immersive Devices;799.3;5.3 Volume Rendering;839.4;5.4 Visualization of Large-Scale Volumetric Data Using a Computer Cluster;849.5;5.5 Tele-immersive Collaboration;879.6;5.6 Implementation;909.7;5.7 Conclusions;919.8;Summary;919.9;Acknowledgments;929.10;References;9210;Use of a Radiology Picture Archiving and Communication System to Catalogue Photographic Images;9410.1;6.1 Introduction;9410.2;6.2 Experience with Documenting Venous Insufficiency;9510.3;6.3 Conclusion;9810.4;Summary;9810.5;References;9811;Teleradiology with DICOM E-mail;10011.1;7.1 Introduction;10011.2;7.2 Technical Aspects;10111.3;7.3 Experiences;10211.4;7.4 Conclusion;10311.5;Summary;10411.6;References;10412;Teleradiology Multimedia Messaging Service in the Provision of Emergency Neurosurgical Service;10612.1;8.1 Background;10612.2;8.2 Global Experience;10812.3;8.3 Multimedia Messaging Service;11012.4;8.4 Conclusion;11412.5;Summary;11512.6;References;11513;Ultrasound Image Transmission via Camera Phones;11813.1;9.1 Introduction;11813.2;9.2 Potential Uses;11913.3;9.3 Challenges;12213.4;9.4 Image Transmission;12713.5;9.5 Conclusion;12713.6;Summary;12813.7;References;12814;Clinical Teleradiology: Collaboration over the Web During Interventional Radiology Procedures;13014.1;10.1 Background Information;13014.2;10.2 Global Experience;13114.3;10.3 Collaboration Patterns and E-learning;13514.4;10.4 Future Directions;13714.5;Summary;14014.6;References;14015;Teleplanning in Image- Guided Dental Implantology;14415.1;11.1 Introduction;14415.2;Summary;14915.3;References;14916;Web-Based Medical System for Managing and Processing Gynecological - Obstetrical - Radiological Data;15016.1;12.1 Introduction;15016.2;12.2 System Structure;15216.3;12.3 Clinical Application of the System;16316.4;12.4 Discussion;16416.5;12.5 Conclusions;16616.6;Summary;16616.7;References;16617;Robotized Tele- echography;16817.1;13.1 Introduction;16817.2;13.2 Tele- echography Plant Ge