Development and evaluation of the virtual pathology slide: A new tool in telepathology

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 37-50

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

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Imaging; Internet; Pathology; Remote diagnosis; Telemicroscopy; Telepathology; Virtual slide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGIST; SATISFACTION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TISSUE SECTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 3042818784     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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