title: ECG handling on a telemedicine platform.
abstract: In this paper we present the principles of a new platform developed for handling ECG signals in a telemedicine setting. We focus on three basic services: an ECG file management system (acquisition, storage, transmission); ECG-oriented teleconferencing; and realtime transmission of ECGs over the telephone network. This work has been carried out in the context of national and EU-sponsored projects. Its main purpose was to help patients from remote or isolated areas, like small islands, with insufficient health-care services, to get appropriate and experienced medical care directly from large central hospitals. We present the design and the basic operations of the ECG handling system.
authors.affiliation: National Technical University of Athens, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Economakos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koulouris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thanos
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papakonstantinou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsanakas
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D013597:Systems Analysis; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*