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Wireless Teleradiology and Security

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A basic overview of wireless networks and radiology applications of wireless teleradiology networks is given. Also, security of wireless teleradiology networks is scrutinized.

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  1. Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, IL, 60611-2927, USA

    Ayis T. Pyrros & Vahid Yaghmai

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  1. Department of Health Information Management School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 6051 Forbes Tower, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260

    Sajeesh Kumar Ph.D.

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, 1609 N. Warren Bldg 211, Tucson, AZ, 85724, USA

    Elizabeth A. Krupinski Ph.D.

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Pyrros, A.T., Yaghmai, V. (2008). Wireless Teleradiology and Security. In: Kumar, S., Krupinski, E.A. (eds) Teleradiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78871-3_18

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