Teleradiology Multimedia Messaging Service in the Provision of Emergency Neurosurgical Service
Neurosurgery is limited by the availability of highly trained professionals and resources. Interpretation of scan images is highly vital for accurate diagnosis and institution of appropriate treatment, which can have significant impact on patient care and
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Sajeesh Kumar
Elizabeth A. Krupinski (Eds.)
Teleradiology
Sajeesh Kumar, Ph.D. Department of Health Information Management School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences University of Pittsburgh 6051 Forbes Tower Pittsburgh, PA 15260 [email protected]
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Ph.D. Department of Radiology University of Arizona 1609 N. Warren Bldg 211 Tucson, AZ 85724, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-540-78870-6 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-78871-3
e-ISBN 978-3-540-78871-3
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Preface
Developments in teleradiology are progressing at great speed. As a consequence, there is a need for a broad overview of the field. This first-ever book on teleradiology is presented in such a way that it should make it accessible to anyone, independent of their knowledge of technology. The text is designed to be used by all professionals, including radiologists, surgeons, nurses and allied health professionals, and computer scientists. In a very short time, driven by technical developments, the field of teleradiology has become too extensive to be covered by only a small number of experts. Therefore, Teleradiology has been written with chapter contributions from a host of renowned international authorities in teleradiology (see the Contents and the Contributors). This ensures that the subject matter focusing on recent advances in teleradiology is truly up to date. Our guiding hope during this task was that as editors of multiple chapters we could still write with a single voice and keep the content coherent and simple. We hope that the clarity of this book makes up for any limitations in its comprehensiveness. The editors took much care so that Teleradiology would not become merely a collection of separate chapters but, rather, would offer a consistent and structure
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