Assessment and analysis of territorial experiences in digital tele-echocardiography.

Nowadays digital ultrasound-cardiovascular devices are able to send out directly digital images and films. Thanks to the large adoption of such devices, the echocardiographic world is facing new ways of exchanging images and collaborating. What we present in this paper is a review of the experimental projects carried in Lombardy, meant to support the work of specialists by means of second opinion and telemedicine services.

Wireless-accessible sensor populations for monitoring biological variables.

The current health-care infrastructure is generally considered to be inadequate to meet the needs of an increasingly older population. We have investigated the feasibility of a passive in-home monitoring system based on wireless accessible sensor populations (WASP). In an EU-funded project we have identified the system architecture and the sensors required to gather data from elderly patients by continuous monitoring.

A service for remote screening of physiological data and follow up of patients using a home gateway and domestic wireless technologies.

The availability and the reduced costs of more sophisticated electronic devices makes possible to develop and use sophisticated systems also for domestic use. This opportunity beside new emerging market needs is bringing to new life the Home-Care scenario. This paper will present a Home Care system developed in the context of the FUTUREHOME IST project.

An innovative approach to research and development: the CEFRIEL experience.

CEFRIEL (Centre for Research and Training in Information Technology) is a non-profit organization that represents a point of contact among University, Technological Companies and Public Government. Since its foundation in 1988 its goal has been related to the education and the research in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). CEFRIEL constitutes itself in seven areas embracing all the aspects of ICT, from hardware design to software engineering.

Telecardiology: results and perspectives of an operative experience.

A telecardiology system has been established between six Italian hospitals. Four of them are connected using three ISDN lines; the remaining two are connected with only a single ISDN line. The telecardiology system was evaluated between two hospitals.