Applying Telemedicine to Remote and Rural Underserved Regions in Brazil using eMedical Consulting Tool

Abstract

In this paper, we are going to depict a medical tele-consultation network for medical imaging that has been deployed in Brazil. Preliminary outcomes of the medical network will be presented. In addition, the medical application used for tele-consultations will be shown. Eighty nine ultrasound acquisitions took place in the period of five months of the operation of the medical network and five hundred fifty six medical consultations performed.