Can x rays be accurately interpreted using a low cost telemedicine system?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 312-314

  O'Reilly, Seamus ^a   Spedding, Ruth ^b   Dearden, Christine ^c   Loane, Maria ^d  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Telemedicine; X ray films

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELECOMMUNICATION; X RAY FILM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; IRELAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 0031666234     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.5.312     Document Type: Article

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