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Rapid wireless transmission of head CT images to a personal digital assistant for remote consultation
Vahid Yaghmai1, Sean A Salehi, Sivaraja Kuppuswami
1Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital-Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. v-yaghmai@northwestern.edu
Rationale And Objectives:
We describe a simple technique for transmission of a complete set of cranial computed tomography (CT) images to a commercially available wireless personal digital assistant (PDA) for remote teleradiology consultation.
Materials And Methods:
A complete set of images from the head CT of a trauma patient with subdural hematoma (19 images) was captured from a picture archiving and communication system and transmitted wirelessly as an e-mail attachment after being compressed. The images were retrieved, decompressed, and reviewed using commercially available software and a PDA with cellular phone capability.
Results:
A complete head CT was transmitted to a remote radiologist's wireless PDA for consultation. The entire procedure (including image capture, transmission, and review) took approximately 11.5 minutes.
Conclusion:
Using the technique described in this article the wireless PDA may function as a robust medium for facilitating care of brain trauma patients by allowing rapid access to trauma radiologists or neurosurgeons.
