5G features of large bandwidth, low latency and high speed make 5G application layer emerge in an endless stream. Standing on the “tuyere” of 5G, traditional medical treatment is gradually empowered by new technologies, making it more convenient and intelligent.
With the gradual maturation of telemedicine technology, especially the emergence of 5G smart medicine, it is expected to break geographical restrictions, balance the uneven distribution of medical resources, improve the diagnosis and treatment level of primary medical institutions, and alleviate the long-standing prominent problems of uneven development of medical level and lack of medical resources in remote areas in China.
On the one hand, it is committed to opening up the communication chain between medical institutions at all levels, strengthening the communication efficiency between doctors, effectively improving the clinical capacity of local doctors, obtaining high-quality diagnosis and treatment capacity of difficult and severe diseases, and improving the working efficiency of experts. On the other hand, for patients, it can solve the problems of difficult, expensive and far to see a doctor, and get practical benefits such as reducing medical expenses and time spent in seeing a doctor. Let high-quality medical resources across thousands of miles, into every household.
The new 5G infrastructure meets various scenarios of medical collaboration
3. On March 18, Tangqiao Technology invited experts in the medical informatization industry to hold a salon discussion with the theme of technology enabling new infrastructure medical treatment. A number of informatization enterprises and Internet medical groups, such as Tomorrow Medical Network and Wemedical Group, had a heated discussion on the application of real-time audio and video under 5G smart medical treatment.
Relying on 5G technology, traditional telemedicine has further expanded its scene and improved its technology on the basis of video consultation. The technologies such as the highest 4K definition, millisecond low latency and real-time image access make the application scenarios such as remote surgery teaching and 5G ultrasound clinic close at hand.
1. Remote consultation
Relying on the inter-hospital telemedicine information platform, higher-level hospitals open service centers and sign contracts with grassroots or lower-level hospitals. Doctors of lower-level hospitals can make an appointment for consultation with experts of higher-level hospitals when encountering difficult or complicated diseases. The 5G-based grass-roots informatization can provide grass-roots institutions with the ability to provide homogeneous telemedicine services including remote consultation, image diagnosis, color ultrasound diagnosis, ecg diagnosis and inspection quality control. At this stage of the remote consultation into the normalized phase, and remote diagnosis scheme based on real-time audio and video tunbridge SDK, up to 1080 p, 60 frames of hd video, the highest support 36 doctors with screen to participate, and desktop sharing support multiple screen choice, the choice of programs, files, support for Shared tagging, doctor convenient communication.
2. Medical teaching Medical teaching consists of several parts, such as medical teaching resource bank, typical case bank, video teaching, surgical instruction, and remote medical record discussion. Combination of various teaching forms, supporting the discussion of medical records or teaching and research content in the way of conference; Real-time teaching with live broadcast and single real-time classroom; Support free upload recording video to create recording course; Support the integration of live recording and vod to achieve content precipitation. More in-depth combination of medical teaching scene, pre-class research, check-in statistics; Questions and discussions during the break; After class tests, course grading, through the learning process, “teaching” and “learning” deep integration.
3. In the process of the present remote real-time ultrasonic ultrasonic, under the support of new technology, the alternative to traditional basic medical institutions doctors ultrasound images, video camera image upload, but through real-time audio and video communication platform to realize image data real-time transmission, large hospitals ultrasonic diagnosis expert can watch basic-level hospitals real-time ultrasound images, Real-time observation of the operation methods of grass-roots doctors; At the same time, experts from superior hospitals can guide and train doctors in basic hospitals’ operation techniques through real-time video communication and interaction, real-time labeling of remote ultrasound images, etc., so as to help basic hospitals improve their diagnosis and treatment level. Ultrasound diagnosis experts in large hospitals at any time, any place for a number of primary medical institutions for real-time remote ultrasound consultation and teaching guidance.
4. The advancement of medical video conferencing/live streaming can break the limitation of time and space and allow medical workers from all over the world to participate in academic exchanges and discussions. Remote doctors can participate in the conference through live broadcast. In addition to one-way network live broadcast, two-way multi-city multi-venue interactive network meeting, joint video consultation between hospitals, network interactive live broadcast and other forms can be vigorously carried out. Form a common form of medical academic conferences. Thus fundamentally solve the uneven distribution of medical resources and realize the true value of medicine. The live content after the meeting can be converted into professional learning courses with one click to support conference recording, precipitation of conference training courses and materials, and support vod teaching. It is seamlessly integrated with medical teaching.
But the future is based on 5 g network “higher speed, low latency, high reliability, low power mass connected” characteristics, and tunbridge’s growing “4 k” hd audio and video technology, millisecond low latency, high reliable transmission, audio and video and ultrasound images at the same time can guarantee real-time synchronous transmission, and video resolution have higher requirements for network application scenarios are also gradually close to look:
- 5G ultrasound clinic
5G network has the characteristics of “higher network speed, low delay and high reliability, low power and massive connection”. The technology supports ultra-low delay and ultra-high reliability transmission of ultrasonic images, and can ensure real-time synchronous transmission of audio and video with ultrasonic images. It has been possible to realize regular help of remote ultrasonic network. With the development of industry, medical robotic arm and medical robot have gradually matured. With the help of 5G network, the telemedicine robot can be controlled efficiently and accurately with “0 delay” and “high reliability”. Doctors can perform ultrasonic examination for patients through remote control.
- 5G remote surgery
There is no lack of precedent for successful implementation of 5G-based surgical guidance, which can meet the key requirements of “real-time connectivity” during surgery. In the future, remote surgical operation, observation and guidance of the surgical process can be realized by 5G carrying the control link at both ends of the surgical robot and 2 video streams (4K).
- ICU remote monitoring room
Access to the Internet of Things sensing devices, hd video devices, through 5G transmission of sensing device information, monitoring patients’ physical conditions. Experts can use mobile computers, mobile phones and other equipment for remote observation, first-aid measures guidance.
Create a medical exclusive audio and video SDK with deep integration
With more than 10 years of technical precipitation, Tangqiao Technology has devoted itself to the research and development of medical real-time cloud communication technology. Based on the self-developed audio and video engine, it can provide reliable and smooth video call experience with adaptive bit rate transmission under complex network environment. Optimize technical points for the medical scene, and deeply integrate with the medical scene:
- Multi-streaming support – Multi-streaming video, HD video. Support to display multi-channel videos of clinical departments; In addition to real-time ultrasound images, it also supports real-time transmission and presentation of images from the doctor, device and patient
- Medical image access — Real-time image access of ultrasound instruments and other equipment
- Video annotation — Supports real-time annotation function based on dynamic image video. Multiple participants in the consultation can annotate images on the video interface according to the situation of the images, realizing collaborative interaction.
- Sharpness first – Supports the sharpness first video transmission strategy in weak network environment, even the smallest details can be transmitted without distortion.
- Video transmission: It optimizes the performance of mainstream hardware platform packages. The compression efficiency and speed of coding are industry-leading, and the data transmission of system audio and video is realized. The comprehensive delay time is less than 60ms (according to network conditions).
- Perfect security plan — follow the hospital three-level requirements, internal and external network transparent transmission support
- Multi-platform integration — support with other hospitals ou Ningtai integration as a one-stop service platform, unified hospital audio and video capabilities
- Adhering to the integrated and sustainable design concept, flexible deployment mode – public cloud, private cloud. A hybrid cloud
Tangqiao real-time audio and video in-depth customized communication platform suitable for hospital information platform, to achieve real-time audio and video communication between hospitals and doctors. We will facilitate the rapid development of medical informationization under the new 5G infrastructure.