Vizada & partner in telemedicine project

Vizada and Cypriot service provider partner Satlink (Maritime Services) Ltd recently supported a telemedicine project to diagnose and treat patients in isolated areas through remote ultrasound scans.

The project is designed to provide greater flexibility for patients requiring scans while situated in areas with limited terrestrial infrastructure, as well as to address the growing lack of ultrasounds specialists.

Two medical experts located separately in Cyprus and France performed an ultrasound scan on a volunteer patient on board a cruise ship situated in the Mediterranean between Egypt and Cyprus.

The connection between land and sea was made possible through an Inmarsat BGAN (Explorer 700) terminal installed on the shore and an Inmarsat FleetBroadband 500 provided and supported by Satlink (Maritime Services) Ltd.

Following the examination, the ultrasound images were sent using TCP/IP and UDP protocols using an average bandwidth of approx. 300 kbps.

A multi-way videoconference then allowed the experts, the vessel’s doctor, and the patient to discuss the medical diagnosis. As part of the simulated emergency situation, the relevant medical information was then provided to the captain for his decision and action.

The project is an important step towards enabling patients to receive high-quality health care from any place (e.g. a local medical office or the patient’s home) at any time from a medical specialist.

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