A Comparison of In-Person Examination and Video Otoscope Imaging for Tympanostomy Tube Follow-Up

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-344

  Patricoski, Chris ^a   Kokesh, John ^a   Ferguson, A Stewart ^a   Koller, Kathryn ^a   Zwack, Greg ^a   Provost, Ellen ^a   Holck, Peter ^a  

^a Alaska Federal Health Gare Access Network   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; IMAGE QUALITY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VIDEO OTOSCOPES;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRAIN; EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IN PERSON EXAMINATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTOSCOPE; PERFORATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; VIDEO OTOSCOPE;

EID: 0842304404     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153056203772744653     Document Type: Article

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