Key result
Telemedicine transmission over standard telephone lines yields ECGs virtually indistinguishable from paper originals.
Population
200 ECG reports transmitted between a medical centre and a hospital
Comparison
Telemedicine system for digitizing and… vs Original paper ECGs
Design
Other
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
Loading...
Supports ECG telemedicine feasibility over phone lines; leaves open diagnostic accuracy and outcome impact in prospective studies.
A telemedicine system can rapidly transmit high-quality digitized ECGs over standard telephone lines, providing an excellent alternative to faxing.
Ong et al. (1995) studied this question. Telemedicine system for ECG transmission was evaluated on Quality of transmitted ECG reports. A telemedicine system transmitted 200 ECG reports rapidly over a standard telephone line, with cardiologists rating the quality as excellent and virtually indistinguishable from the originals.
Synapse has enriched 3 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: