Validation of tele-otology to diagnose ear disease in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 739-744

  Eikelboom, Robert H ^a,b   Mbao, Mathew N ^b   Coates, Harvey L ^b,c   Atlas, Marcus D ^a,b   Gallop, Mark A ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Middle ear disease; Remote consultation; Telemedicine; Validation; Video otoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; OTOSCOPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TYMPANOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COMPRESSION; EAR CANAL; EAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OTOSCOPY; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 18844364191     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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