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The Personal Digital Assistant (Pda) As A Tool For Telementoring Endoscopic Procedures., Cody K. Bumgardner
The Personal Digital Assistant (Pda) As A Tool For Telementoring Endoscopic Procedures., Cody K. Bumgardner
Cody Bumgardner
Abstract: The telementoring of surgical procedures is currently achieved via a wired infrastructure that usually requires sophisticated videoconference systems. This project represents the first step in assessing the potential for using handheld computers as a mobile alternative to current telementoring systems. Specifically, this project compares a handheld computer to a standard CRT monitor regarding their capability to accurately display video images from an endoscopic procedure. Video images from two previously recorded endoscopic procedures were transmitted from a standard VCR to: 1) a handheld computer (iPAQ 3670 running Pocket PC) via a wireless LAN and 2) a standard CRT monitor via …