Internet-Based Videoconferencing Coder/Decoders and Tools for Telemedicine

Wei-Li Liu, Kai Zhang, Craig Locatis, Michael Ackerman
2011 Telemedicine journal and e-health  
Alternative videoconferencing technologies for providing telemedicine via the Internet are described. Background information about how digital video applications have been instantiated using Internet protocols is presented. Specific methods for encoding and decoding video are discussed and video applications that have been tested at the National Library of Medicine are reviewed. This article suggests that no one technology is best and that the appropriateness of a method depends on specific
more » ... ications. Some technologies, however, have lower, more flexible bandwidth requirements and are more standardized, making them more practical. Still, emerging, yetto-be-standardized applications offer new capabilities warranting further investigation.
doi:10.1089/tmj.2010.0193 pmid:21563926 pmcid:PMC3135256 fatcat:7uaf6f2x4vc37cmiu3ybmonhc4