Quicktime virtual reality technology in light microscopy to support medical education in pathology

Modern Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 728-731

  Zito, Francesco Alfredo ^a   Marzullo, Franco ^a   D'Errico, Diego ^a   Salvatore, Cesare ^a   Digirolamo, Rosanna ^a   Labriola, Angela ^a   Pellecchia, Antonio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE GIOVANNI PAOLO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital slide; Education; Quicktime VR; Telepathology; Virtual reality; Virtual slide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CYTOLOGY; DIGITALIZATION; HISTOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; MULTIMEDIA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DATABASES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 2642512393     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800113     Document Type: Article

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