We
developed TraumaStation II, a portable suitcase integrating
several sensors (U/S, 3D motion tracking, teleconference
etc.) with a telemedical environment over a variety of
telecommunication channels ranging from Internet to Satellite.
TraumaStation II is serving areas with spare infrastructure
such as rural regions or battlefields.
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System Overview
1.1 Intended Use of TraumaStation II / TeleConsult
TraumaStation II / TeleConsult® is
an active diagnostic, portable 3D ultrasound imaging
device for medical professionals, which is able to acquire,
process, display and transfer two- and three-dimensional
medical images in a telemedical environment. The term
“telemedical” here refers to the ability
to send and receive image data either offline or in
an online mode via a network connection. In the offline
mode the user defines a message that may include text
and image data and selects the destination. In the online
mode two TraumaStation devices / TeleConsult clients
are connected and share the same view on the image data
enabling the live discussion of a certain case. For
data security TraumaStation II / TeleConsult uses validated
encryption and authenticity mechanisms.
The image display part is capable of loading
two- and three-dimensional DICOM 3 images and volume
files. The software provides certain image display and
rendering routines as well as measurement and annotation
tools.
The device is ready for field deployment
in a military context.
1.2
Hardware Overview 
The following figure provides an overview
of the different hardware components of the whole TraumaStation
II setup. In general the system consists of three different
components:
- TraumaStation II
- Teleconsult software and Database
application
- driveBay 3D tracking System
- LogicScan 128 Ultrasound device
- Internet connection
- TeleConsult Server
- eJabberd XMPP server software
- Offline Message Service
- Tele-Consultation Center
- TeleConsult software with Database
application
- Internet connection
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