In medical treatment field, the introduction of computers began since about 20 years ago, but so far, various application systems were in the state of working independently, but at last the arrangement of the base considering the spread of medical information system toward 21st century has begun. At present, the works of standardizing medical information system are in progress, making the electronic preservation of medical images, the transmission of medical images, networks, health preservation and medical treatment cards, electronic clinical charts and climical inspection as the sections. In this paper, according to the state of the research and development of these standardizations, it is introduced how are multimedia useful for medical treatment. Moreover, as for the electronic preservation of medical images, the technical standard is being mode, therefore, this is explained.
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