title: Teleradiology system accessible through a common web browser.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a teleradiology system accessible via a PC and a common web browser.
  
  
  METHODS
  A dedicated system is connected to several radiological imagers (DR, US, CT, MR) with DICOM standard and TCP/IP protocol. The images are visualised in a common web browser on a remote PC by connecting to the dedicated web-site. Compressed images are visualised on a web page. Special toolbars allow specific operations to be performed on the images (brightness-contrast, zoom, distance measurement and ROI defining) and the communication with the radiological centre.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The graphic interface is user-friendly and does not require any special knowledge, except for basic PC and internet surfing. Image compression can be set to preserve image quality, and image transfer is fast.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The system presented overcomes the limitations of conventional teleradiology systems since it requires no special network or dedicated software, allowing for visualisation of a radiological examination on a PC and a common web browser.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Biomedica Europea, Rome, Italy. g.luccichenti@libero.it
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luccichenti
authors.forename: Nhan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ngo Dinh
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cademartiri
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Evangelisti
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paolillo
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bastianello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008838:Microcomputers; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D019114:Remote Consultation; D019112:Teleradiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography