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IMAGEnet: A wide area teleradiology network

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The University of Texas Medical School at Houston developed a teleradiology system to provide consultative and support radiologic services to a newly acquired public hospital located 12 miles from the main campus and its primary teaching hospital. The project used off-the-shelf equipment (computers, scanners, and monitors) and nonproprietary file transfer software. Transmission of images was achieved via expansion of existing computer networks. Installation was completed in only a few weeks. After 30 months of operation, there have been no errors of interpretation caused by limitations of the teleradiology system.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

    Gordon C. Carson M.D., Stephen J. Fath Ph.D., Travis A. Van Meter M.D. & John H. Harris Jr. M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.R.

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Carson, G.C., Fath, S.J., Van Meter, T.A. et al. IMAGEnet: A wide area teleradiology network. Emergency Radiology 1, 32–36 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02628774

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