Png M A, Kaw G J, Tan K P, Koh B H, Ang L, Filut J
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
J Telemed Telecare. 1997;3 Suppl 1:54-5. doi: 10.1258/1357633971930373.
A teleradiology link was established between Singapore General Hospital in Singapore and Stanford University in California, USA. Over eight months, a total of 28 cases (involving 27 magnetic resonance investigations and three computerized tomography scans) were transmitted by ISDN to California. Our initial experience with teleradiology for remote consultation was encouraging, although the data transmission cost was higher than we anticipated. however, costs could be reduced by using data compression. Long-distance telecommunication charges continue to fall, so intercontinental teleradiology of this type may be financially viable in future.
新加坡的新加坡总医院与美国加利福尼亚州的斯坦福大学建立了远程放射学链接。在八个多月的时间里，共有28例病例（涉及27次磁共振检查和3次计算机断层扫描）通过综合业务数字网（ISDN）传输到了加利福尼亚。我们在远程放射学远程会诊方面的初步经验令人鼓舞，尽管数据传输成本比我们预期的要高。不过，使用数据压缩可以降低成本。长途电信费用持续下降，所以这种洲际远程放射学在未来可能在经济上可行。
