Satellite transmission of Medical Images

Sridhar B. Seshadri; Ronald L. Arenson; Douglas F. Sprague; Joseph N. Gitlin

doi:10.1117/12.968799

Satellite transmission of Medical Images

Sridhar B. Seshadri, Ronald L. Arenson, Douglas F. Sprague, Joseph N. Gitlin

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A satellite image transmission system has been installed between an orthopedic clinic in suburban Philadelphia and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in central Philadelphia. The two facilities are approximately 15 miles apart. Images at the clinic are acquired with a laser scanning film digitizer at a 200 micron resolution. The resulting data (1680×2048×12 bits) are compressed using a non-destructive algorithm and transmitted via a Ku-Band satellite link to the hospital. The effective transmission rate is approximately one Mbit/second. Upon receipt, the images are restored before being archived and displayed on the existing Medical Image Management System in the Radiology Department. This paper describes the flow of image data and presents an overview of the technical aspects of the satellite transmission system. System parameters are tabulated and enhancements are also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1416-1423
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	914
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.968799
State	Published - Jun 27 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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