Telemedicine is a rapidly developing application of clinical medicine where medical information is transferred via telephone, the Internet or other networks for the purpose of consulting, and sometimes remote medical procedures or examinations. EXPLANATION:
Telemedicine may be as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone, or as complex as using satellite technology and video-conferencing equipment to conduct a real-time consultation between medical specialists in two different countries. Telemedicine generally refers to the use of communications and information technologies for the delivery of clinical care. APPLICATION OF DSP (DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING) IN MEDICINE:
Digital signal processing (DSP) is concerned with the representation of the signals by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals. APPLICATION IN MEDICINE:
DSP in medical imaging such as MRI (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). DSP used in medicine all over the world. Examples are drawn from a number of areas of medicine and health care, and include neurophysiology and obstetrics. Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques have been applied to the demodulators used in an EIT system and the resulting improvement in SNR has enabled data collection at real time rates. It is used in ECG (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM) analysis.
It is used for diagnostic imaging (CT, ultrasound ,CT and others) FUTURE ASPECTS:
Telemedicine will be an important component in the healthcare delivery system of the future because it addresses three significant and persistent problems in the delivery of medical care: The uneven geographic distribution of medical resources, including facilities and professional personnel. Inadequate access to medical resources and expertise by certain segments of the population.
Continuing increases in the cost of medical care despite new business models and dramatic cost-cutting programs. Through the use of...
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