A multi-site telemammography system: Preliminary assessment of technical and operational issues

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5033, Issue , 2003, Pages 360-369

  Drescher, John M ^a,b   Maitz, Glenn S ^a   Traylor, Christopher ^a   Leader, J Ken ^a   Clearfield, Ronald J ^a,b   Shah, Ratan ^a,b   Ganott, Marie A ^a,b   Pugliese, Francine ^b   Duffner, Dian ^b   Lockhart, Janet ^b   Gur, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Image decision making; Mammography; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RADIOLOGY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TUMORS;

TELEMAMMOGRAPHY;

MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0041419117     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480452     Document Type: Conference Paper

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