Updated: Aug 26, 1998
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TELEINVIVO 3D ultrasound telematics medical Emergency Workstation

Overview

The technical principle consists of an integrated workstation containing a portable ultrasound device plus computing and telecommunication capabilities. By using advanced techniques the workstation will be able to collect 3-dimensional ultrasound data of the patient, i.e. to perform a "echo-tomography".

The doctor in the field will scan the corresponding part of the patient. By means of the build in flexible telecommunication channel (phone line, ISDN, Internet, Satellite) the acquired 3D-dataset will be transferred to the remote expert, who can be virtually everywhere in the world. After data transmission both experts will be linked online over thetelecommunication channel performing "virtual echography" on the 3D-data replicated in each site and viewing the identical images on the screen in real-time and without lag even through narrow-band telecommunication channels.

The workstation and a portable device will be tested in different socio-economic conditions and will be adjusted accordingly to meet needs of developing countries and countries in transition.

The project includes a development phase at the beginning after which a field test will be performed, with clinical relevant situations. A redesign will be processed and evaluated in a second field test phase. At the end of the project a medical teleconference emergency workstation is expected to be available that will be used in Europe as well as in other regions of the world allowing to provide health care service where it is not possible by the usual means such as ecological disaster areas, remote rural areas, isolated islands

Purpose and objectives

Results

List of deliverables

Year 1

• Technical Specification, (month 2, R)
• Specification of Field Test Scenarios and User Needs, (month 2, R)
• Description of the Workstation Prototype (month 9, R)
• Report on the Set-up Experience (month 11, R)

Year 2

• 1.Report on field test (Uganda & Kazakhstan) (month 14, P)
• 1.Report on field test (Can.Islands, Acores & Coimbra) (month 14, P)
• Peer review meeting/project meeting in Ponta Delgada (HPD) (month 15, R)
• 2.Report on field test (Uganda & Kazakhstan) (month 16, P)
• 2.Report on field test (Can.Islands, Acores & Coimbra) (month 16, P)
• Peer review meeting in Canary Islands (CATAI) (month 17, R)
• First Report on the Performed Re-Design Tasks (month 17, R)
• Peer review meeting/project meeting in Kazakhstan (UNESCO) (month 18, R)
• 3.Report on field test (Uganda & Kazakhstan) (month 18, P)
• 3.Report on field test (Can.Islands, Acores & Coimbra) (month 18, P)
• 4.Report on field test (Uganda & Kazakhstan) (month 20, P)
• 4.Report on field test (Can.Islands, Acores & Coimbra) (month 20, P)
• Second Report on the Performed Re-Design Tasks (month 21, R)
• Final Report on field test (Uganda & Kazakhstan) (month 23, P)
• Final Report on field test (Can.Islands, Acores & Coimbra) (month 23, P)
• Report on the Exploitation and Demonstration Actions (month 24, R)
• Final Project Report (month 24, P)

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