Telepathology

History of Telepathology in National Cancer Center (Japan)

YearInstitutesLineDistanceImage-quality
1990Intra InstituteOptical-Fiber200mHDTV-still
1991NCC-MatsudoINS6430kmHDTV-still
1992NCC-NCCEINS6430kmNTSC-semi-live
1993NCC-NCCEINS150030kmHDTV-still+NTSC-semi-live
1994NCC-NCCE6M30kmHDTV-still+NTSC-semi-live

Network between Tokyo campus and Chiba campus

Current Telepathology System

Characteristics
HTDV image transfer with NTSC preview
Remote controlled Microscope
TCP/IP communication

Last Update: 960326,
hmizushi@ncc.go.jp