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Initial experience with asynchronous transfer mode for use in a medical imaging network

M DoVan1, L M Humphrey, G Cox

  • 1Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Journal of Digital Imaging
|February 1, 1995
PubMed
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Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks offer a solution to medical imaging

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging Technology
  • Network Engineering
  • Computer Science

Background:

  • Traditional Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) face bandwidth and throughput limitations.
  • Proprietary protocols and network constraints hinder efficient medical image transfer.
  • Existing local area networks struggle to meet urgent patient care imaging needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the suitability of Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology for digital imaging networks.
  • To assess the performance of a prototype ATM network for medical imaging applications.
  • To address the bandwidth and throughput limitations in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS).

Main Methods:

  • Implementation and testing of a prototype Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network.

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  • Performance evaluation using commercially available hardware and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
  • Measurement of network throughput for medical image transfer.

    • Main Results:

    • Achieved a throughput of 10 Mbytes/sec using Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) on an ATM network.
    • Demonstrated the potential of ATM technology to overcome bandwidth limitations in medical imaging.
    • Confirmed the viability of commercially available ATM hardware for digital imaging networks.

    Conclusions:

    • Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks show significant promise for enhancing medical imaging network performance.
    • ATM technology can effectively address the throughput and bandwidth constraints of traditional Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS).
    • Commercially available ATM hardware provides a practical solution for building high-performance digital imaging networks.