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A mobile telemedicine system for remote consultation in cases of acute stroke

Authors
 Dong-Keun Kim  ;  Sun K Yoo  ;  In-Cheol Park  ;  Minhong Choa  ;  Kyoung Y Bae  ;  Young-Dae Kim  ;  Ji-Hoe Heo 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE, Vol.15(2) : 102-107, 2009 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE
ISSN
 1357-633X 
Issue Date
2009
MeSH
Cell Phone* ; Emergency Medical Services/organization & administration* ; Emergency Medical Services/standards ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Local Area Networks* ; Male ; Remote Consultation/instrumentation* ; Remote Consultation/standards ; Stroke/diagnosis* ; Telemedicine/instrumentation* ; Telemedicine/organization & administration ; Telemedicine/standards
Abstract
A mobile telemedicine system, capable of transmitting video and audio simultaneously, was designed for consulting acute stroke patients remotely. It could use a wireless local area network (e.g. inside the hospital) or a mobile phone network (e.g. outside the hospital). When initiating a call, the sending unit chose a suitable encoding profile based on the measured data throughput, in order to allocate appropriate bit rates for video and audio transmission. The system was tested using a portable digital assistant (PDA) type phone and smart phone as receiving units. Video and audio recordings were made from five patients (two normal and three stroke patients) and then transmitted at different rates. Subjectively, both video and audio qualities improved as the data throughput increased. The physical findings, including facial droop, arm drift and abnormal speech, were observed remotely by four specialists according to the Cincinnati Pre-hospital Stroke Scale guideline. A comparison between the face-to-face method and the mobile telemedicine method showed that there were no discrepancies at bit rates of more than 400 kbit/s. We conclude that specialists could generally conduct remote consultations for stroke patients either using a public mobile network or a wireless LAN.
Full Text
http://jtt.sagepub.com/content/15/2/102.long
DOI
10.1258/jtt.2008.080713
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Emergency Medicine (응급의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Medical Engineering (의학공학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Young Dae(김영대) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-2616
Park, In Cheol(박인철) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7033-766X
Yoo, Sun Kook(유선국) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6032-4686
Choa, Min Hong(좌민홍) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0338-994X
Heo, Ji Hoe(허지회) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9898-3321
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/103535
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