Tele-echocardiography between Italy and Balkan area

A project (PIS-SRCE) has been started for promoting international medical cooperation in the Balkan area according to the Stabilization and Association Process, the European Union\u27s policy framework for the Western Balkan countries. Information and communication technology is presently mature to set up a telemedicine network breaking down geographical barriers and providing specialized medical care virtually anywhere in the world. Videoconferencing equipment is commercially available to transmit securely over Internet echocardiography or other modality images in addition to standard audio/video signals. Real-time transmission capability is crucial for allowing specialists to drive remotely proper echo scanning of cardiac structures in patient or foetus with suspected congenital heart disease