Use of teleradiology in the evaluation and management of head-injured patients. Results of a pilot study of a link between a district general hospital and a neurosurgical referral center;Aplicaciones de la telerradiología al cribaje y manejo de los pacientes con un traumatismo craneoencefálico. Resultados de un estudio piloto de interconexión entre un hospital comarcal y un centro de referencia neuroquirúrgico

Neurocirugia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-35

  Poca, M A ^c   Sahuquillo, J ^c   Domenech, P ^b   Pedraza, S ^a   Maideu, J ^b   Vila, X ^a   Arikan, F ^c   Sanchez E ^a   Garnacho, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^c Hospital General de Vic ^*

Author keywords

CT scan; Diagnosis; Head Injury; Telemedicine; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAX; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROCOMPUTER; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; SURGEON; TECHNOLOGY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 1542720634     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1473(04)70499-6     Document Type: Article

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