Acquisition and evaluation of radiography images by digital camera.
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2005-04-28
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To determine applicability of low cost digital imaging for different radiographic modalities used in consultations from remote areas of the Ecuadorian rainforest with limited resources both medical and financial Low cost digital imaging consisting of hand held digital cameras was used for image capture at a remote location Diagnostic radiographic images were captured in Ecuador by digital camera and transmitted to a password protected File Transfer Protocol FTP server at VCU Medical Center in Richmond Virginia using standard Internet connectivity with standard security After capture and subsequent transfer of images via low bandwidth Internet connections attending radiologists in the United States compared diagnoses to those from Ecuador to evaluate quality of image transfer Corroborative diagnoses were obtained with the digital camera images for greater than 90 of the plain film and computed tomography studies Ultrasound U S studies demonstrated only 56 corroboration Images of radiographs captured utilizing commercially available digital cameras can provide quality sufficient for expert consultation for many plain film studies for remote underserved areas without access to advanced modalities