Development and preliminary evaluation of the VPS ReplaySuite: A virtual double-headed microscope for pathology

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Johnston, Dan J ^a   Costello, Sean P ^a   Dervan, Peter A ^b   O'Shea, Daniel G ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BREAST BIOPSY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATHOLOGIST; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TRAINING; BREAST DISEASE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TELEPATHOLOGY;

ARCHIVES; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TELEPATHOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 18944397844     PISSN: 14726947     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-10     Document Type: Review

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