Coons T
American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Publications Department, Albuquerque, NM 87123-3917, USA.
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Teleradiology refers to the use of computers and electronic communication networks to transmit diagnostic images acquired at one location to another location for review and interpretation. The use of teleradiology has grown tremendously during the past few years. Many of the early problems with teleradiology are being resolved by the rapid advances taking place in telecommunications and computer technologies, while changes in health care economics are driving the need to establish cost-effective and efficient communications links between rural and urban health care providers and tertiary care specialists. Effective arguments can be made both for and against the role of teleradiology in improving patient care. These arguments, as well as an overview of the impact of teleradiology on the the practice of radiology, are discussed in this article.
远程放射学是指利用计算机和电子通信网络将在一个地点获取的诊断图像传输到另一个地点进行查看和解读。在过去几年中，远程放射学的应用有了巨大的发展。远程放射学早期出现的许多问题正随着电信和计算机技术的迅速进步而得到解决，同时医疗保健经济学的变化促使人们需要在农村和城市医疗保健提供者以及三级医疗专家之间建立具有成本效益和高效的通信联系。对于远程放射学在改善患者护理方面的作用，存在支持和反对的有效论据。本文将讨论这些论据以及远程放射学对放射学实践的影响概述。
