JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction to Telemedicine: Historical perspective and Evolution of telemedicine, Tele health, Tele care, Components of telemedicine system, Global and Indian scenario, Ethical and legal aspects of Telemedicine - Confidentiality, Social and legal issues, Safety and regulatory issues, Law governing telemedicine.

UNIT - II

Telemedical Technology: Principles of Multimedia - Text, Audio, Video, data, Data communications and networks, PSTN, POTS, ANT, ISDN, Internet, Air/ wireless communications: GSM satellite, and Micro wave, Modulation techniques, Integration and operational issues, Communication infrastructure for telemedicine – LAN and WAN technology, Satellite communication – Mobile hand held devices and mobile communication - Internet technology, Video and audio conferencing - Clinical data –local and centralized.

UNIT - III

Telemedical Standards: Data Security and Standards: Encryption, Cryptography, Mechanisms of encryption, phases of Encryption. Protocols: TCP/IP, ISO-OSI, Standards to followed DICOM, HL7, H. 320 series (Video phone based ISBN) T. 120, H.324 (Video phone based PSTN), Video conferencing, Real-time telemedicine integrating doctors / hospitals, clinical laboratory data, radiological data, and other clinically significant biomedical data, Administration of centralized medical data, security and confidentially of medical records and access control, Cyber laws related to telemedicine.

UNIT - IV

Mobile Telemedicine: Tele radiology: Definition, Components of tele-radiology system: Image Acquisition system Display system, Tele pathology, multimedia databases, color images of sufficient resolution, Dynamic range, spatial resolution, compression methods, Interactive control of color, Medical information storage and management for telemedicine- patient information medical history, test reports, medical images diagnosis and treatment. Hospital information system - Doctors, paramedics, facilities available. Pharmaceutical information system.

UNIT - V

Telemedical Applications: Telemedicine access to health care services – health education and self care. Introduction to robotics surgery, tele-surgery. Tele-cardiology, Telemedicine in neurosciences, Electronic Documentation, e-health services security and interoperability., Telemedicine access to health care services – health education and self care, Business aspects - Project planning, Usage of telemedicine.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Norris, A.C. “Essentials of Telemedicine and Telecare”, Wiley (ISBN 0-471-53151-0), First edition, 2002.
• 2. O'Carroll, P.W, Yasnoff W.A., Ward E.Ripp, L.H., Martin, E.L., “Public Health Informatics and Information Systems”, Springer (ISBN 0-387-95474-0), 1st Edition, 2003.
• 3. Ferrer-Roca, O., Sosa-Iudicissa, M, “Handbook of Telemedicine”, IOS Press (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Volume 54). (ISBN 90-5199-413-3), 3rd Edition, 2002.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Simpson, W. “Video over IP- A practical guide to technology and applications”, Focal Press (Elsevier). ISBN-10: 0-240-80557-7, 2006.
• 2. Wootton R. Craig, J., Patterson V. “Introduction to Telemedicine”, Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd (ISBN 1853156779), 2nd Edition, 2006. M. TECH. I Year II SEMESTER BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND INSTRUMENTATION