Minimum technical requirements and evaluating effectiveness of teleradiology

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 391-398

  Struber, J ^a   Tichon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0347634387     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2003-11601     Document Type: Review

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