Multi-Site Interventional Real-Time Procedure Demonstrations with the Use of Integrated Services Digital Network Connections

Journal Article · Sat Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2001 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-001-0019-5· OSTI ID:21083487

Hajek, Milan ^[1]; Roesch, Josef; Uchida, Barry T; Keller, Frederick S ^[2]; Peregrin, Jan; Svarz, Radek ^[1]; Valek, Jiri ^[3]; Koecher, Martin ^[4]; Krajina, Antonin ^[5]; Hausegger, Klaus; Simonic, Klaus ^[6]

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1. MR Spectroscopy, MR Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Videnska 800, 140 00 Prague 4 (Czech Republic)
2. Dotter Interventional Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, L342, Portland, OR 97201-3098 (United States)
3. Czech Telecom a.s., Olsanska 5, CZ-130 34 Prague 3 (Czech Republic)
4. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, I.P. Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc (Czech Republic)
5. Department of Radiology, Charles University Hospital, 500 36 Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic)
6. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Auenbruggerplatz 9, A-8036 Graz (Austria)

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and cost of commercially available video conferencing units and standard Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) connections for real-time multi-site transmissions of interventional procedures.Methods: A network of five separate interventional radiology departments-three in the Czech Republic and one each in Austria and the USA-was established using Polyspan (Polycom in the USA) View Stations and ISDN connections. This network was used for transmissions of 16 live interventional procedures to the Sixth International Workshop on Interventional Radiology in Prague, Czech Republic in June 2000.Results: The transmissions were successful and of sufficient quality to contribute to the educational success of the workshop. The cost of the ISDN transmissions was a fraction of satellite transmission costs.Conclusion: Multi-site real-time interventional procedure transmissions using video conferencing Polyspan (Polycom) View Stations and ISDN connections are a promising means of improving interventional tele-education and decreasing its cost.

• OSTI ID: 21083487
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Journal Name: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 24; ISSN 0174-1551; ISSN CAIRDG
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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