Secondly, it was politically important, even if they never chose to use the software on their own. The fact that they could use the software on their own locally meant that they knew that they were not locked into forwarding cases to the University. In this way, the system would not be seen as an attempt by the University to gain long term control of these activities related to the rural site's patients or patient data. The centerpiece of the advanced teleradiologic consultative services was the interactive consultation software that was designed and implemented here at the University of Iowa. In the remote mode, anywhere between 2 and 64 individual sites can currently be engaged in an individual consultation.
All parties retain full functionality and remain synchronized in the data displayed.
In this way, parties can comment on and point out findings or concerns immediately without waiting for other operations or sites to release control. This action is closest to that which occurs in face to face interactions within a single site. Zoom includes realtime bi-linear interpolation rather than pixel replication. These settings are the saved and used across images when attempting to cine through a stack of images. During a consult, other parties are not allowed to view the images without the expressed consent of the controlling party.