Medicine in long duration space exploration: the role of virtual reality and broad bandwidth telecommunications networks.
Safety of astronauts during long-term space exploration is a priority for NASA. This paper describes efforts to produce Earth-based models for providing expert medical advice when unforeseen medical emergencies occur on spacecraft. These models are Virtual Collaborative Clinics that reach into remote sites using telecommunications and emerging stereo-imaging and sensor technologies.
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The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Telemedicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-5042, USA.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D018480:Astronauts; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017215:Satellite Communications; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017216:Telemedicine; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014893:Weightlessness