title: Multi media and broadband communication services: a new paradigm for medical imaging.
abstract: This paper is attempting given a summery of the major building blocks and driving forces in the developments of medical informatics and medical imaging in special. The role of multi-media and broadband communication will be described. The paper should give an indication where the author sees medical imaging in the world of informatics, focusing from R&D to product developments, with emphases on standards and prototyping. The author will also define the molecule and atoms of medical informatics and medical imaging. The architecture of the CEN TC 251/4 draft standard will be described in relation to the general objectives of CEN TC 251.
authors.affiliation: Free University of Brussels (VUB), PRIMIS/Multi-Media Lab, Belgium.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mattheus
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000592:standards; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000592:standards; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards*; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D019212:Multimedia / Q000592:standards*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000592:standards; D017432:Unified Medical Language System