Rf. Buntic et al., USING THE INTERNET FOR RAPID EXCHANGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND X-RAY IMAGESTO EVALUATE POTENTIAL EXTREMITY REPLANTATION CANDIDATES, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 43(2), 1997, pp. 342-344
Objective: To implement a low-cost system of transmitting high-quality
digital photographs of mutilating extremity injuries using the speed
of the Internet,Design: A high-resolution digital camera and simple ha
rdware and software platform are used to take and transmit images via
electronic mail, The images are received within minutes by the consult
ant, and an assessment can be made, Results: A low-cost and high-quali
ty system can easily be implemented, Images can be seen by consultants
only a few minutes after they are obtained. The quality of the reprod
uctions is excellent, and they are handled exactly as other photograph
s, Conclusion: This technique can be widely applicable and inexpensive
to initiate in any emergency room. It allows rapid assessment of extr
emity injuries and x-ray images by expert consultants, who can then ev
aluate the replantation or revascularization potential of extremity tr
auma cases, This can eliminate unnecessary and often expensive transfe
r of patients who are not candidates for replantation.