Optical Fiber Transmission In A Picture Archiving And Communication System For Medical Applications

Gilles Aaron; Rene Bonnard

doi:10.1117/12.935650

26 March 1984 Optical Fiber Transmission In A Picture Archiving And Communication System For Medical Applications

Gilles Aaron, Rene Bonnard

Proceedings Volume 0405, Optical Fibers in the Biomedical Field; (1984) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935650
Event: Photon 83 International Conference on Optical Fibers, 1983, Paris, France

Abstract

In an hospital, the need for an electronic communication network is increasing along with the digitization of pictures. This local area network is intended to link some picture sources such as digital radiography, computed tomography, nuclear magnetic resonance, ultrasounds etc...with an archiving system. Interactive displays can be used in examination rooms, physicians offices and clinics. In such a system, three major requirements must be considered : bit-rate, cable length, and number of devices. - The bit-rate is very important because a maximum response time of a few seconds must be guaranteed for several mega-bit pictures. - The distance between nodes may be a few kilometers in some large hospitals. - The number of devices connected to the network is never greater than a few tens because picture sources and computers represent important hardware, and simple displays can be concentrated. All these conditions are fulfilled by optical fiber transmissions. Depending on the topology and the access protocol, two solutions are to be considered - Active ring - Active or passive star Finally Thomson-CSF developments of optical transmission devices for large networks of TV distribution bring us a technological support and a mass produc-tion which will cut down hardware costs.

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Gilles Aaron and Rene Bonnard "Optical Fiber Transmission In A Picture Archiving And Communication System For Medical Applications", Proc. SPIE 0405, Optical Fibers in the Biomedical Field, (26 March 1984); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.935650

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