Multi-site interventional real-time procedure demonstrations with the use of integrated services digital network connections

Milan Hájek, Josef Rösch, Barry T. Uchida, Frederick S. Keller, Jan Peregrin, Radek Švarz, Jiří Válek, Martin Köcher, Antonín Krajina, Klaus Hausegger, Klaus Simonic

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and cost of commercially available video conferencing units and standard Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connections for real-time multi-site transmissions of interventional procedures. Methods: A network of five separate interventional radiology departments-three in the Czech Republic and one each in Austria and the USA-was established using Polyspan (Polycom in the USA) View Stations and ISDN connections. This network was used for transmissions of 16 live interventional procedures to the Sixth International Workshop on Interventional Radiology in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2000. Results: The transmissions were successful and of sufficient quality to contribute to the educational success of the workshop. The cost of the ISDN transmissions was a fraction of satellite transmission costs. Conclusion: Multi-site real-time interventional procedure transmissions using video conferencing Polyspan (Polycom) View Stations and ISDN connections are a promising means of improving interventional tele-education and decreasing its cost.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)332-335
Number of pages4
JournalCardiovascular and interventional radiology
Volume24
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ISDN connections
  • Interventional radiology
  • Live case transmission
  • Teleradiology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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