Diagnostic accuracy of a rural live video telepathology system

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 812-819

  Callas, Peter W ^a   Leslie, Kevin O ^a   Mattia, Anthony R ^a   Weaver, Donald L ^a   Cook, Deborah ^a   Travis, Brian ^b   Stanley, Donald E ^c   Rogers, Lynn A ^c   Mount, Sharon L ^a   Trainer, Thomas D ^a   Zarka, Matthew A ^a   Michael Belding, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Central Vermont Hospital   (United States)

^c Rutland Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Surgical pathology; Telemedicine; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TISSUE SECTION; VIDEORECORDING;

CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILEUM; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL HEALTH; TELEPATHOLOGY; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS; VERMONT;

EID: 0030924428     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199707000-00009     Document Type: Article

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