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Abstract

The increasing adoption of information systems in healthcare has led to a scenario where patient information security is more and more being regarded as a critical issue. Allowing patient information to be in jeopardy may lead to irreparable damage, physically, morally, and socially to the patient, potentially shaking the credibility of the healthcare institution. This demands adoption of security mechanisms to assure information integrity and authenticity. Structured descriptions attached to medical image series conforming to the DICOM standard make possible to fit the collections of existing digitized images into an educational and research framework. Progressive transmission of medical images through Internet has emerged as a promising protocol for teleradiology applications. The major issue that arises in teleradiology is the difficulty of transmitting large volume of medical data with relatively low bandwidth. Recent image compression techniques have increased the viability by reducing the bandwidth requirement and allowing cost-effective delivery of medical images for primary diagnosis. General Terms Transmission of Medical Images, Security Issue in Transmission, Measuring Lossless compression effectiveness ,Compression Algorithm