• Doctoral Thesis  Open Access

      Diagnostically resilient encoding, wireless transmission, and quality assessment of medical video 

      Panayides, Andreas Stavrou (Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου, Σχολή Θετικών και Εφαρμοσμένων Επιστημών / University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2011-06)
      Το προτεινόμενο ενοποιημένο μοντέλο για την αποτελεσματική ασύρματη μετάδοση και αξιολόγηση ιατρικού βίντεο: (i) παρέχει διαγνωστικά σχετική κωδικοποίηση ιατρικού βίντεο βασισμένη σε κλινικά κριτήρια, (ii) επιτρέπει την ...
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      Dynamic network adaptation for real-time medical video communication 

      Antoniou, Zinonas C.; Panayides, Andreas S.; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Constantinides, Anthony G.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Pattichis, Marios S. (Springer Verlag, 2016)
      The wider adoption of mHealth video communication systems in standard clinical practice requires adequate levels of clinical video quality to support reliable diagnosis. The latter dictates that real-time adaptation to ...
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      Emergency TeleOrthoPaedics m-health system for wireless communication links 

      Hadjinicolaou, Marios G.; Nilavalan, R.; Itagaki, T.; Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Schizas, Akis N. (2009)
      For the first time, a complete wireless and mobile emergency TeleOrthoPaedics system with field trials and expert opinion is presented. The system enables doctors in a remote area to obtain a second opinion from doctors ...
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      A feasibility study for the provision of electronic healthcare tools and services in areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy 

      Mougiakakou, Stavroula Gr; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Perakis, Konstantinos; Papadopoulos, Homer; Androulidakis, Aggelos; Konnis, Georgios J.; Tranfaglia, Riccardo; Pecchia, Leandro; Bracale, Umberto; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Koutsouris, Demetrios Dionysios (2011)
      Through this paper, we present the initial steps for the creation of an integrated platform for the provision of a series of eHealth tools and services to both citizens and travelers in isolated areas of thesoutheast ...
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      Healthcare telematic applications in Cyprus 

      Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Schizas, Christos N.; Andreou, Andreas S. (2002)
      Objectives: a) To present a review of ongoing health telematic applications in Cyprus. b) To promote the use of these health telematic applications in the Cyprus region. c) To help in the spin off of other health telematic ...
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      High-resolution, low-delay, and error-resilient medical ultrasound video communication using H.264/AVC over mobile WiMAX networks 

      Panayides, Andreas S.; Antoniou, Zinonas C.; Mylonas, Yiannos; Pattichis, Marios S.; Pitsillides, Andreas; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (2013)
      In this study, we describe an effective video communication framework for the wireless transmission of H.264/AVC medical ultrasound video over mobile WiMAX networks. Medical ultrasound video is encoded using diagnostically ...
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      An integrated teleconsultation system for the evaluation of the risk of stroke 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Christodoulou, Chris C.; Karaolis, Minas A.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N. (Plymouth University, 2005)
      This paper describes the design and development of an integrated teleconsultation system for the estimation of the annual incidence of stroke related to carotid atherosclerotic plaque and the detection of high risk and low ...
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      m-health e-emergency systems: Current status and future directions 

      Herscovici, N.; Christodoulou, Chris C.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Panayides, Andreas S.; Pitsillides, Andreas (2007)
      Rapid advances in wireless communications and networking technologies, linked with advances in computing and medical technologies, facilitate the development and offering of emerging mobile systems and services in the ...
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      An m-health system for continuous monitoring of children with suspected cardiac arrhythmias 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Jossif, Antonis P.; Vogiatzis, Dimitrios G.; Paraskeva, Loucas; Konstantinides, A.; Kounoudes, A. (2008)
      In this study, we present a mobile health (m-Health) system that will be used for continuous monitoring of children with suspected cardiac arrhythmias. The system is able to do real-time acquisition and transmission of ECG ...
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      Medical telerobotic systems: Current status and future trends 

      Avgousti, Sotiris; Christoforou, Eftychios G.; Panayides, Andreas S.; Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Novales, Cyril; Nouaille, Laurence; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Vieyres, Pierre P. (2016)
      Teleoperated medical robotic systems allow procedures such as surgeries, treatments, and diagnoses to be conducted across short or long distances while utilizing wired and/or wireless communication networks. This study ...
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      Mobile health systems: A brief overview 

      Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Istepanian, Robert Sh Habib; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Schizas, Christos N. (2002)
      Rapid advances in information technology and telecommunications, and more specifically wireless and mobile communications, and their convergence (telematics) are leading to the emergence of a new type of information ...
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      Multi-purpose healthcare telemedicine systems with mobile communication link support 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pavlopoulos, Sotirios A.; Berler, A.; Neophytou, Marios; Bourka, A.; Georgoulas, Aggelos; Anagnostaki, Anthoula P.; Karayiannis, D.; Schizas, Christos N.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Andreou, Andreas S.; Koutsouris, Demetrios Dionysios (2003)
      The provision of effective emergency telemedicine and home monitoring solutions are the major fields of interest discussed in this study. Ambulances, Rural Health Centers (RHC) or other remote health location such as Ships ...
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      An overview of recent end-to-end wireless medical video telemedicine systems using 3G 

      Panayides, Andreas S.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Schizas, Christos N.; Spanias, Andreas S.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C. (2010)
      Advances in video compression, network technologies, and computer technologies have contributed to the rapid growth of mobile health (m-health) systems and services. Wide deployment of such systems and services is expected ...
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      Practical evaluation of GPRS use in a telemedicine system in Cyprus 

      Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Istepanian, Robert Sh Habib; Michaelides, C.; Schizas, Christos N. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2003)
      The unceasing emergence of new technologies in wireless and mobile telecommunication networks, combined with the simultaneous rapid advances in information technology, are leading to many new solutions in the field of ...
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      Prehospital health care management platform 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Christou, Soteroulla; Hadjichristofi, George C.; Constantinou, Renos; Panayides, Andreas S.; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015)
      Through this work we had created a platform that will support the emergency health care procedures starting from an emergency call until a patient is transferred to a central hospital. The platform consists of a) a system ...
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      A virtual emergency telemedicine serious game in medical training: A quantitative, professional feedback-informed evaluation study 

      Nicolaidou, I.; Antoniades, Athos; Constantinou, Renos; Marangos, C.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Bamidis, Panagiotis D.; Dafli, E.; Pattichis, Constantinos S. (2015)
      Background: Serious games involving virtual patients in medical education can provide a controlled setting within which players can learn in an engaging way, while avoiding the risks associated with real patients. Moreover, ...
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      A wireless system for monitoring of children with suspected cardiac arrhythmias 

      Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Pattichis, Marios S.; Anastasis, Kounoudes; Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Paraskeva, Loucas; Jossif, Antonis P.; Hoplaros, Demetris; Vogiatzis, Dimitrios G. (2009)
      Arrhythmia is one of the most difficult problems in Cardiology and especially in Pediatric Cardiology. In this study, we present a mobile health (m-Health) system that will be used for continuous monitoring of children ...
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      Wireless telemedicine systems: An overview 

      Pattichis, Constantinos S.; Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos C.; Voskarides, Sotos Ch; Pattichis, Marios S.; Istepanian, Robert Sh Habib; Schizas, Christos N. (2002)
      Rapid advances in information technology and telecommunications - and, more specifically, wireless and mobile communications - and their convergence ("telematics") are leading to the emergence of a new type of information ...