Telepathology and pathology at distance: An overview

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-424

  Jukić, Dražen M ^a,b   Bifulco, Carlo B ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Croatia, pathology; Diagnostic imaging; Image processing, computer assisted; Pathology; Software tools; Telemedicine; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOLOGY; RELIABILITY; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

HUMANS; LABORATORIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TELEPATHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032797846     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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