Digital photography in anatomical pathology

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-69

  Leong, F J W M ^a   Leong, Antony S Y ^b  

^a Mirada Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomical pathology; Computer generated diagnosis; Digital photography; Education; Internet; Medical vision systems; Pathology reporting; Quality assurance; Remote consultation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAMERA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

HUMANS; INTERNET; PATHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 1942504758     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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