Development and evaluation of a PDA-based teleradiology terminal in thyroid nodule diagnosis

dc.contributor.author	Νίνος, Κωνσταντίνος Δ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Κωστόπουλος, Σπυρίδων	el
dc.contributor.author	Γκλώτσος, Δημήτριος	el
dc.contributor.author	Γεωργιάδης, Παντελής	el
dc.contributor.author	Σιδηρόπουλος, Κωνσταντίνος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-05-14T11:37:26Z
dc.date.issued	2015-05-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/10359
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://jtt.sagepub.com/content/16/5/232.short	en
dc.subject	Personal digital assistant
dc.subject	Teleradiology
dc.subject	Προσωπικός ψηφιακός βοηθός
dc.subject	Τηλεακτινολογίας
dc.title	Development and evaluation of a PDA-based teleradiology terminal in thyroid nodule diagnosis	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Biomedical engineering
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Βιοϊατρική τεχνολογία
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heal.contributorName	Δημητρόπουλος, Νικόλαος	el
heal.contributorName	Καλατζής, Ιωάννης	el
heal.contributorName	Κάβουρας, Διονύσης Α.	el
heal.identifier.secondary	doi: 10.1258/jtt.2010.090512
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τ.Ε.Ι. Αθήνας. Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Μηχανικών Βιοϊατρικής Τεχνολογίας Τ.Ε.	el
heal.publicationDate	2010
heal.bibliographicCitation	Ninos, K., Kostopoulos, S., Glotsos, D., Georgiadis, P., Sidiropoulos, K., et al. (July 2010). Development and evaluation of a PDA-based teleradiology terminal in thyroid nodule diagnosis. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 16(5). pp. 232–236. SAGE Publications: 2010.	en
heal.abstract	We developed a wireless personal digital assistant (PDA)-based teleradiology terminal which allowed a secure connection to the hospital's Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) through the DICOM protocol. Ten members of the hospital's medical staff completed a questionnaire about its mobility, usability, stability, performance and diagnostic efficiency in a real health-care environment. There was a high degree of satisfaction with the system's mobility (mean score 4.1, SD 1.0, on a five-point scale), usability (mean score 4.2, SD 1.1), stability (mean score 3.9, SD 0.4) and performance (mean score 4.2, SD 0.6). The system was evaluated as a tool for providing assistance in diagnosing thyroid nodules from ultrasound images. A total of 144 ultrasound images with thyroid nodules were assessed by an expert. Six image quality attributes were evaluated. The physician concluded that the ultrasound thyroid images on the PDA screen were of similar quality to those displayed on a diagnostic visual display unit screen. However, the expert found difficulties in diagnosing microcalcification, internal echo texture and vascularity. The PDA terminal provided rapid, secure and convenient portable access to PACS images and the image quality was sufficient for diagnostic interpretation of ultrasound images of the thyroid.	en
heal.publisher	SAGE Publications	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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