<title>Multiclient global teleradiology system</title>

Abstract

A large scale global teleradiology project is underway linking multiple international imaging centers to the UCLA Department of Radiology. The goal is to deliver subspecialty consultation to patients in these remote areas. Technical issues in planning to establish the necessary teleradiology infrastructure include wide area network design, image compression, distributed archiving, and special viewing station features. Concepts such as teleconsultation and remote procedure monitoring are aimed at providing the same level of services at distant sites as that would be available in-house.