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Web architecture for the remote browsing and analysis of distributed medical images and data.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11604703     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To provide easy retrieval, integration and evaluation of multimodal medical images and data in a web browser environment, distributed application technologies and Java programming were used to develop a client-server architecture based on software agents. The server side manages secure connections and queries to heterogeneous remote databases and file systems containing patient personal and clinical data. The client side is a Java applet running in a web browser and providing a friendly medical user interface to perform queries on patient and medical test data and integrate and visualize properly the various query results. A set of tools based on Java Advanced Imaging API enables to process and analyze the retrieved bioimages, and quantify their features in different regions of interest. The platform-independence Java technology makes the developed prototype easy to be managed in a centralized form and provided in each site where an intranet or internet connection can be located. Giving the healthcare providers effective tools for browsing, querying, visualizing and evaluating comprehensively medical images and records in all locations where they can need them - e.g. emergency, operating theaters, ward, or even outpatient clinics- the implemented prototype represents an important aid in providing more efficient diagnoses and medical treatments.
Authors:
M Masseroli; F Pinciroli
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Studies in health technology and informatics     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0926-9630     ISO Abbreviation:  Stud Health Technol Inform     Publication Date:  2001  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-10-17     Completed Date:  2002-01-08     Revised Date:  2008-07-10    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9214582     Medline TA:  Stud Health Technol Inform     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  43-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy. masseroli@biomed.polimi.it
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Ambulatory Care Facilities
Cardiology
Computer Communication Networks / organization & administration*
Computer Systems
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Information Storage and Retrieval*
Medical Records Systems, Computerized* / organization & administration
Programming Languages
Software*
Telemedicine

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