A Cross-Layer Approach for Wireless Medical Video Streaming in Robotic Teleultrasonography

M-health is an emerging area of research integrating emerging wireless technologies with healthcare systems. One of the key challenges in future research in this area, especially from the communications perspective, is medical video streaming over 3G and 4G systems. In this paper, video streaming in a robotic teleultrasonography system through a cross-layer approach based on tailor made controller structures is presented. Simulation results of the proposed system demonstrate the successful performance of the proposed controller structures in this advanced mobile telemedical environment.