Nearly half a century ago, telemedicine was disregarded for being an unwieldy, unreliable,
and unaffordable technology. Rapidly evolving telecommunications and information …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper is to give an overview about the state of the art in
research on home telehealth in an international perspective. METHOD: The study is based …

For more than a century, telephones and radio-enabled devices have been used to transmit
medical information, particularly in times of war. In the 1960s, when embarking on the new …

Telemedicine usually refers to the use of information-based technologies, such as, computer
and communications systems, to provide healthcare across geographic distances. Although …

OBJECTIVE. This article presents a comprehensive portrait of the characteristics of
teleradiology systems of radiology practices as of 1999. Our purposes are to help profile a …

In this paper we present our experience with developing telehealth applications using
smartphones in conjunction with a mobile service provisioning middleware platform named …

Background Purpose: Image transmission is an integral part of telemedicine, allowing
evaluation of patients at remote sites. We developed a simple method of wireless …

The application of telemedicine in corrections has grown rapidly. A comprehensive literature
review was conducted to develop a status report on the value that telemedicine has added …

The purpose of this study was to obtain a survey about the present situation including the
usage pattern, technical characteristics and the anticipated future of teleradiology in …

We have developed a laser pointing system, the GestureLaser, which allows a remote
operator to control a videocamera and a laser beam via a networked personal computer …