title: Thin client performance for remote 3-D image display.
abstract: Several trends in biomedical computing are converging in a way that will require new approaches to telehealth image display. Image viewing is becoming an "anytime, anywhere" activity. In addition, organizations are beginning to recognize that healthcare providers are highly mobile and optimal care requires providing information wherever the provider and patient are. Thin-client computing is one way to support image viewing this complex environment. However little is known about the behavior of thin client systems in supporting image transfer in modern heterogeneous networks. Our results show that using thin-clients can deliver acceptable performance over conditions commonly seen in wireless networks if newer protocols optimized for these conditions are used.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nieh
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laine
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starren
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003196:Computer Graphics; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface