Evaluation of a digital store-and-forward colposcopic system - A pilot study to assess usability for telemedicine

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-107

  Schadel D ^a   Coumbos, A ^b   Ey, St ^b   Willrodt, R G ^b   Albrecht, H ^a   Kuhn W ^b  

^a Laser und Medizin Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMERA; COLPOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLPOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELERADIOLOGY; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 15944362581     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633053499831     Document Type: Article

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